Top Echelon Contracting reported in a previous blog that employers are already looking to hire their temporary seasonal help for the holiday season. According to a recent Society for Human Resource Management article titled “Staffing Up for Holidays Raises Compliance…

As Top Echelon Contracting discussed in a previous blog post, relocation is often the last resort for workers left idle due to the economy. But according to a recent www.workforce.com article, the state of the housing market has prevented many…

Temporary/contract staffing seems to be a hot topic on the Internet lately, and not just on Web sites that cater to recruiters or staffing agencies. Many mainstream sources are reporting on a trend we have been tracking for months: that…

If you place contractors who are eligible for per diem, you may want to be aware of the new High-Low Substantiation rates recently released by the IRS. Employers often choose to pay a per diem rate to an employee on…

Top Echelon Contracting has blogged numerous times about the government’s crackdown on the misclassification of W-2 Employees as Independent Contractors. It now appears that these efforts are also helping the government zero in on I-9 violations. According to a recent…

A number of factors, including the economy and older workers’ desire to not bail out of the workforce entirely, has made retiree restaffing an emerging trend. This series examines the trend and provides ways that recruiters can take advantage of…