On January 1, Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 and prevented the U.S. from going over the impending “fiscal cliff”.

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Last week, The Washington Post reported that more than a quarter of people who have found jobs since the recession have landed temporary positions. This finding was based on government data, although private estimates are typically a lot higher – in fact, Staffing Industry Analysts claim that 91% of total nonfarm job growth from June 2009 through June 2011 came from the temporary staffing industry.…

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To minimize contingent workforce risks, the temporary staffing company needs to behave like the employer of the contingent worker – which means going over and above…

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The good news from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is that the unemployment situation hasn’t gotten much worse over the past three months. As corporations slowdown their fulltime hiring, I predict that Temporary and 1099 Contract workers will be used more and more to help cover the limited GDP… Continue

Resourcing Circle has launched an enhanced version of their software which enables companies to build internal talent pools of reviewed contractors and temporary staff. Resourcing Circle automates the process of capturing reviews of contractor performance, storing up-to-date contractor CVs and…

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New Legislation proposed in South Africa could see the end of the Recruitment industry as we currently know it. It is proposed to outlaw all forms of temporary and contract recruitment forcing all employers to employ staff on a permanent basis only.

This will of course have very dramatic effects for the industry and the millions of temporary and contract workers currently employed in South Africa whose employers will be forced to offer permanent employment or terminate…

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Earlier this year, I analyzed what I called the Economic Mt Everest. I find it interesting to keep an eye out on very key economic indicators. The economy has certainly been a challenge for many, with frustrated job seekers seeking assistance. I know I have been one of those staffing professionals turned career counselor, and using my knowledge of social media techniques to help job seekers find their way. It has been a very interesting time. There are some interesting statistics that both…

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Not so long ago, our newly elected Prime Minister had no hesitancy in letting us know that things could not continue the way they had done for the last few years. Whatever your political views, in terms of a

common sense approach, everyone will have agreed with the statement “We are all

in this together”...................

After two years of high petrol prices, big brands on the high street…

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The networking event I attended last night had an unusually low turnout. I appreciate that people are on holiday,but even taking this in to account I still expected there to be more people to a very regular event.

This morning I had an email from a business associate who I had expected to see at the networking evening, so I called…

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The school holiday is up on us and for most families it is a time to get away and enjoy a well earned break.

However, if like many companies over the last two years redundancies / scaling down and a ban on recruitment have left you lean enough to survive but too thin to cover holidays then we can help.

Temp Network specialises in providing businesses…

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With the turndown, many companies have to lay-off experienced workers and are short staffed for major projects. Institutional Partners is a resource for alternative asset companies involved in real estate, private equity, hedge funds, family office, infrastructure and green markets who need temporary industry experts. We maintain a database of thousands of industry experts who are looking for temporary assignments and match them with our clients’ assignments. We screen each person professional… Continue