Revenue for staffing companies - such as an employer of record - increased sharply in June, according to the latest Pulse Survey Report by Staffing Industry Analysts. The number of respondents who have experienced positive revenue growth year-over-year has increased from 73 percent in May to 82 percent in June.This speaks to the possibility that temporary…

Outsourcing is becoming a major part of how companies do business. In fact, according to the Information Services Group Outsourcing Index, the number of companies that are outsourcing their businesses has expanded in the second half of the year. The total number of contracts that the company managed to track averaged to about 340 of…

CNN Money reports that the labor force is in a complicated situation. It just might be the case that temporary staffing will help alleviate some of this burden. The White House expects that labor force participation will reach a plateau and stay there for a certain time, possibly even getting smaller. The problem is that…

Employment is growing, according to The Wire. In fact, the number of workers in the U.S. seeking unemployment has fallen. The theory is that many of these formerly unemployed workers are finding jobs. Additionally, it would also appear that layoffs are on the way out for now.Applications fell by 3,000 to 302,000 as of June, the U.S.…

It's official: Working as temps can help people get a permanent job. According to the Milwaukee Business Journal, higher levels of temporary employment in a community correlate with higher full-time jobs six months later. Although it's impossible to say whether those temps get picked up to work full-time or whether someone else gets the job,…

Contingent labor is a major industry in the U.S., as reported by a new survey by ManpowerGroup, a staffing company. While Hong Kong tops the list for contingent workers, the U.S. comes in second place. The U.S. scored 2.71 on a number of factors that measures the ease of hiring, sourcing and retaining contingent workers.Hiring…

Business Review Weekly recently wrote of a global trend away from working for large companies and toward freelancing. A great way to freelance is through a middleman – namely an employer of record. By using an employer of record, people can work for companies at their own choosing, choosing who they want to work for,…

Temps are one of the best ways of running your business. They provide great support and allow you to expand and shrink your workforce easily. But remember that while nearly all staffing companies are great, it still pays to do your homework. With even a couple of rogue staffing companies that charge poor wages or…

A recent survey by CareerBuilder found that 33 percent of managers surveyed plan to hire contract or temporary workers. This indicates growth in the industry of 2 percent. On an industry level, information technology plans to hire the greatest number of people, followed by those in financial services."The results of this year's survey are indicative…

Finding qualified workers to fill open positions remains a challenge, according to a new survey by Express Employment Professionals, Staffing Industry Analysts report. Eighty-three percent of Express franchises reported it was either "somewhat difficult" or "very difficult" to recruit for positions."My advice to employers is to recognize that you won't always find the perfect fit —…