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Comment by Ravi Revuri on October 24, 2009 at 10:35pm

I am very glad to announce the launching of Technodyne, Inc in Canada

I will heading its operations.

Pl visit our website www.technodyne.com

I am seeking business leads from recruiters/account managers in IT Staffing.

Please contact me at rrevuri@technodyne.com

Thank you

With best regards
Ravi Revuri

Comment by Sue McKechnie on July 7, 2009 at 2:36pm

Are you ready for the implementation of Bill 139?

Thanks to many staffing firms in Ontario who signed our online petition, we helped to stop certain aspects of the original Bill that would pose significant hardships to the staffing industry.

Here are some of the highlights of the Bill that will come into effect in November of 2009;

The Bill defines an assignment employee to mean an employee by a temporary help agency for the purpose of being assigned to perform work on a temporary basis. This definition is unclear as to when the associate becomes an employee of the temporary help agency - if it is upon registration or if it is the first day of a work assignment.

Staffing firms as of November 2009 will be required to give notice to any assignment employees whose work term is coming to an end. If notice is not given then termination pay must be paid out. What is unclear again, is whether the definition of the assignment employee is are they an assignment employee once they are sent out to work or on the day they register with the staffing firm. The need to provide a record of employment to a temporary associate once each assignment is complete will greatly increase as the need to define an assigned employee becomes necessary.

Staffing firms must now provide written documentation to all associates about their work assignments. The worker must receive this documentation before they have begun the assignment. This will be quite challenging for those firms who work with asap client orders.

Bill 139 prohibits any fees being charged to an assignment employee in connection with registration, assigning them work and resume or job preparation. Staffing firms cannot restrict an assignment employee or client to enter into an employment relationship with each other or charge a fee for this relationship after 6 months beginning the day on which the employee first began to perform work for the client.

Over the next few months before the Bill comes into effect in November, The Staffing Edge will be working very closely with our members to clarify these definitions and to ensure that our systems and processes are up to date and can accommodate the changes imposed by the Bill. The ability of a Staffing Agency to complete in the open market was once determined by their ability to find the people and finance the payroll, with the passing of Bill 139, this landscape has changed. Staffing Agencies must have dynamic technology in place that can set them apart from their competitors. The Staffing Edge has developed a system that meets the needs of the Canadian market place and we are ready to meet the current challenge set up by Bill 139.

We pride ourselves in being a leader in the ever fluctuating staffing industry offering our members the utmost in back office support. We welcome your comments and suggestions on how your firm will be accommodating the changes and would be happy to discuss strategies to help you meet all the requirements of the new legislature.

For information about The Staffing Edge and the services we provide for staffing companies like yours, please contact me or visit our website at www.staffedge.com.

Thank you again for your commitment to the staffing industry.
Sue Mckechnie
smckechnie@staffedge.com

Comment by Alex Putman on May 28, 2009 at 8:40am

We have an international client located in Montreal that may have a contract need (IT related). We would like to partner with a firm to fill this position. We have not received the 100% go ahead, but wanted to get everything in order. Are there any Montreal based IT staffing firms, that would like to assist.

This is better than a split, we would treat similar to a VMS. If interested, let's talk. My email is alex.putman@synergishr.com. We are located in Atlanta, GA USA. Our homepage is www.synergishr.com

Thank you in advance!

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Comment by Ravi Revuri on May 10, 2009 at 10:36pm

I invite you all to join my LinkedIn group: ITjobs Canada

Comment by Ravi Revuri on May 8, 2009 at 3:32pm

I am sourcing software professionals for my clients in NJ and NY (USA)

Any one interested may contact me rrevuri@technodyne.net

My LinkedIn profile is -

http://www.linkedin.com/in/rrevuri

My recruitment blog is:

http://itrecruiterspot.blogspot.com/

you can follow me on twitter:

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Comment by Sue McKechnie on April 8, 2009 at 2:19pm

As you know, Bill 139 is currently being reviewed in the House of Commons. It was introduced into legislature as a means to ensure that Ontario’s employment legislation recognizes the needs of temporary employees and staffing firms that employ them in a fair and balanced way. In its current state the Bill has many pros benefiting the industry and workers alike but the Bill also has some areas of concern. The Staffing Edge prides itself in being on the leading edge of changes to our industry. We have put together a website for staffing industry owners, temporary workers as well as your clients to get involved to initiate the required changes to Bill 139. Please visit www.actionon139.com and sign our online petition. We ask that you pass this along to any other staffing industry owners, clients who are concerned with the impact it may have as well as any temporary employees who are interested in having their voice heard.

We have already received over 400 signed petitions from businesses and over 200 from temporary employees. We have forwarded these by courier to the Minister of Labour, the Premier as well as the 9 members of the standing committee and will continue to do so as petitions are signed.

On April 1st The Standing Committee on Legislative Assembly met to discuss these many concerns. There were many speakers representing the staffing industry as well as the temporary workers and clients who benefit from this service. This was one of the first of many committee meetings in regards to Bill 139 and its impact on our industry and the workers who utilize our services. We hope to keep you well informed throughout the process.

Together we can make changes to benefit all parties.

Comment by Robert Kavanagh on March 31, 2009 at 10:51pm

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Comment by Geoff Webb on February 26, 2009 at 11:41am

Hey everyone, if you are a Toronto based recruiter we are having a Recruiter lunch on March 4th at the Yonge and Sheppard Keg....there is an event listed on the main page, feel free to join us if interested.

Comment by Sue McKechnie on February 26, 2009 at 11:35am

Hi there, I am thrilled to see that there is a group for Canadians! I work for a company called The Staffing Edge in Brampton, Ontario. We are a back office support company for the Canadian staffing industry. We provide payroll, insurance, risk management, finance and much more. Check us out at www.staffedge.com. Sorry for the shameless plug but that is what we are here for after all!! I look forward to being an active member of the group!

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