Companies may choose to employ temporary workers to avoid the necessity of dealing with many of the Affordable Care Act's provisions. However, companies should check with their staffing agency, or their contingent workers' employers of record, to ensure compliance with regulations. While the mandate for employers to provide care has been delayed, public health care…

The Labor Department released its jobs report on Sept. 6 for August, revealing the lowest unemployment rate since December 2008, according to USA Today. It also showed a mild increase in contingent jobs, with a gain of 13,000 in the industry. During this recovery, many businesses continue to hire temporary workers rather than add to their…

Hiring temporary workers can be an excellent business decision for many organizations. However, it is important to keep an eye on potential compliance issues. While temporary and contract workers are technically the employees of their staffing agency rather than the company contracting with the agency for their services, it's possible to run into trouble as a…

According to the Census Bureau, the U.S. employment services industry had a revenue of $63.52 billion in the second quarter. This represents a 2.4 percent increase from the first quarter of 2013, and a growth of 2 percent  from last year's second quarter. The employment services industry includes employment placement agencies, executive search firms, temporary employment…

The August Randstad Employee Confidence Index showed significant gains in optimism regarding employers, career prospects and the economy in general among workers. The index rose 1.7 points to hit 58 in August. Employee retention has improved as workers are less likely to seek a new job compared to last month, and more are confident in the future…

According to a survey from Mom Corps, a flexible staffing firm, flexibility in a job is important to 73 percent of adults. The research, conducted by Harris Interactive, took the responses of 2,013 adults into account, of whom 886 were currently employed.A similar survey conducted last year showed 61 percent of adults consider flexibility important…

According to research released by the American Staffing Association, the use of contingent workers rose 1.8 percent year-over-year in the second quarter of 2013. This is the 14th consecutive quarter in which the employment of temporary workers has risen. Though the growth in this industry has become more moderate, it is still an expanding field. The number…

The SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard for August found 22 percent of small-business owners would prefer to hire a contractor over a full-time, permanent employee. Three-quarters of those who would prefer contract workers said they simply would not need a person with the particular set of skills all the time, whether in information technology, marketing or…

A recent survey by CareerBuilder attempted to determine how hiring managers decide between two equally qualified candidates. In the absence of clear professional reasons for choosing one or the other, there are many other factors it is possible to employ, consciously or not, in the selection. The results are interesting and illuminating, and may give workers…

According to a survey by Randstad Workforce360, the availability of affordable health care would influence one-third of workers to consider temporary employment. Thirty-three percent of those surveyed, including those who currently have permanent employment, said they would consider becoming temporary workers if reasonable insurance coverage was available to them. This could draw unprecedented numbers of people…