One of  the most important things a contract staffing back-office service should do for you is take on the employment liability associated with having contractors. The back-office should become the W-2 employer of your contractors and assume responsibility for all legal compliance issues. However, if…

While worker misclassification has been an enforcement target throughout the entire Obama administration, the financial risks of misclassifying workers have increased rapidly thanks to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) “Misclassification Initiative.” The loss of tax revenue due to the misclassification of W-2…

(Published 8/6/2014, updated 11/3/2015) As the job market has rebounded, we are fully entrenched in a candidate-driven market. This is true in both the contract staffing and direct-hire worlds. Candidates are increasingly choosing contract staffing as a lifestyle, so it is more important than…

Oh the feeling of closing a direct hire placement and receiving that big placement fee! Finally, physical proof that all your blood, sweat, and tears were worth it. It makes you feel like you can splurge a little and celebrate over a fillet…

Recruiters often assume that candidates prefer direct hire positions because they believe them to be more secure than contract assignments. However, candidates are increasingly choosing contracting as a lifestyle because they have found that contract staffing can actually be more secure than direct…

The latest statistics on hiring are very encouraging for recruiters on both the direct hire and contract side of the business. But there is one recent statistic that is not good for anyone in the employment arena. The time-to-fill open…