Contract workers are a crucial part of IT, according to 69 percent of those in leadership roles for an IT department, Staffing Industry Analysts reported. Additionally, 35 percent of IT leaders expect temporary workers to make up between 11 and 25 percent of their total IT workforce. At the moment, only 25 percent of respondents…

Live Mint recently interviewed Anthony Abbatiello of Accenture, a management and consulting company, about the top trends in HR. Among his comments were those regarding what he calls the extended workforce. Companies are beginning to structure their workers in tiers. The top tier is a full-time employee that is hired on a regular basis. The second…

Jobless claims have risen by 24,000 to 329,000 according to the latest Department of Labor report.MarketWatch reports claims will often increase around the Easter Holiday because the holiday moves around and this can cause problems with making seasonal adjustments."This marks the fifth year in a row in which the reading for the week including Good…

The American Staffing Association's Staffing Index rose to 96 in April. This means employment in the staffing industry increased by 3.32 percent year-over-year. The ASA Staffing Index gets reported nine days after each workweek. Recently, the trend has been for the staffing index to rise, culminating in the current rating of 96.This news is good for…

The Leading Economic Index (LEI) increased in March for the third consecutive month. It now stands at 100.9. The index was begun in 2004, so a score of 100 would indicate the economy is doing as well as in 2004."The LEI rose sharply again, the third consecutive monthly increase," said Ataman Ozyildirim, Economist at The…

The U.S. Department of Labor recently sued a hotel in Columbus, Ohio, seeking back wages and liquidated damages for hotel staff whose hours, wages and overtime were improperly handled, according to Staffing Industry Analysts. Such an event came about because the management company, called Darpan, did not properly log hours for the workers. If the…

Many at the annual Staffing Industry Analysts' Executive Forum are showing confidence in the staffing industry, according to Leslie Vickrey, writing for The Staffing Stream. She writes that the staffing industry, particularly temporary staffing, is in the midst of a positive economic cycle."Historically speaking, we likely have another two to four years of strong growth before…

A recent study by Monster Worldwide found 42 percent of respondents have left a job due to stress in the workplace. Additionally, 35 percent of respondents have considered changing jobs because of job stress. Twenty-three percent say they have never changed a job for this reason."Workplace stress can come from any part of a job, and…

According to Staffing Industry Analysts, margins in the business world have declined significantly over the past decade due to the use of vendor management systems (VMS). In other words, staffing has made the world run more efficiently than it has before, due to the benefits of temporary workers. Such benefits include flexibility to grow and…

XpertHR recently ranked the best and worst states for payroll and employment tax law compliance. XpertHR, an online company that helps HR departments understand compliance rules, found among the thorniest states for understanding HR regulations are California and New York, while the best states include Tennessee and Florida."Today's employer has the distinction of being the nation's…