IES President in Forbes Article on How to Make The Most of Your Contingent Workforce

3 Ways To Make The Most Of Your Contingent Workforce

Contributor: Serenity Gibbons, Principal at Diversity and Purpose

November 12, 2019

1. Assess your current use of freelancer workers.

Maybe you already rely on gig workers; maybe you don’t. Either way, if you’re seeking to increase workforce flexibility, you’ll need to take a holistic view of your current use of freelancers. “Companies first need to understand what their current usage of contingent workers looks like,” says Kara Hertzog, president of IES, a payroll and HR administration services company. “Many businesses engage these workers in silos and do not have comprehensive visibility into how many contingent workers are actually being used.”

After taking stock of your existing usage and spend, evaluate both in the context of longer-term business goals. Do you have the right number of workers to achieve your objectives in the next three years? Tools such as ADP’s WorkMarket and SAP’s Fieldglass can help you manage workers and determine the volume that works best for you. When you understand the skill or resource gaps you’re facing, you can create a plan to address those with contingent labor.

 

Read the full article here at Forbes.com.

 

Kara Hertzog, President | Innovative Employee Solutions

Kara Hertzog est présidente de Innovative Employee Solutions (IES), l'un des principaux fournisseurs de solutions pour la main-d'œuvre à distance et occasionnelle, spécialisé dans les services de conformité pour les employeurs, les agents et les entrepreneurs indépendants à l'échelle mondiale dans plus de 150 pays. Fondée en 1974, IES est une entreprise détenue par des femmes, certifiée par le WBENC, et s'associe à des entreprises pour fournir des solutions d'emploi conformes qui améliorent la vie des gens.