20 April 2026
The number of contingent workers is growing globally, making Managed Service Provision an increasingly important consideration for organisations. As markets become more complex, businesses need to flex their talent supply chain in line with demand, drawing on contractors, freelancers and temporary workers to stay competitive.
8 April 2026
When a new permanent employee joins your organisation, they typically follow a structured onboarding journey—from induction and compliance training to system access, stakeholder introductions and clear 30, 60 and 90-day goals. Yet this level of structure is rarely extended to the contingent workforce, leaving an important segment of talent without the same foundation for success.
11 March 2026
Hiring contractors has never been more attractive – or more complex. In a market defined by skills shortages, fast-moving projects and the need for flexibility, contractors offer businesses speed, expertise and agility. But alongside those benefits comes a growing web of legal, tax and regulatory obligations that can quickly turn into costly risks if they’re […]
11 February 2026
For years, organisations have been told they must be agile. Agile infrastructure, agile processes and an agile contingent workforce. Speed, flexibility and rapid iteration became the gold standard for surviving in an increasingly digital world. But the reality facing many businesses today is very different from the one in which agility first rose to prominence. […]
16 October 2025
The stakes for getting the talent supply chain right have never been higher. The rise of hybrid work, globalisation, AI-driven automation, and the demand for specialised skills have made workforce planning more complex and critical. Moreover, contingent workers now comprise up to 40% of the total workforce in some industries. That means the systems used […]
24 June 2025
Contingent workforce management is a challenge that many organisations find difficult. The contingent workforce ebbs and flows quickly and the responsibility for contractors, freelancers and temporary workers often lies in different places. The fragmented nature of the contingent workforce often means that organisations find it hard to bring it together under one function with the […]
12 June 2025
The conversation around diversity in talent acquisition is in danger of becoming at best uniform, at worst – banal. Uniformity or banality, it’s not a great outcome either way. It’s become too easy to say and do the right things around DE&I, without thinking differently about meaningful strategic goals. It’s become too easy to add […]
21 May 2025
More often than not, issues with workforce compliance are caused by a lack of transparency and visibility through the talent supply chain, hiring and onboarding process. All too regularly, organisations that are hiring contingent workers at pace fail to ensure that they have the right processes, checkpoints, structure and automation in place to handle an […]
7 May 2025
The global contingent workforce is evolving. Organisations are facing new challenges around how they engage, manage and maintain that workforce. There’s a growing need for Managed Service Provision to evolve and step up at a strategic level. They need to prioritise workforce planning. Move with agility. Above all, they need to offer flexible services that […]
28 April 2025
All too often, the answer to the question ‘Is your contingent workforce fully compliant’ is ‘I think so’ or ‘we do everything we can’. Sometimes, it’s a straight out ‘I don’t know’. A critical challenge for organisations is their ability to keep abreast of international and domestic employment law. Employment law changes often, which makes […]