Articles for December 2006 Commuter Costs Hinder Recruitment - High energy prices have and will continue to affect recruitment efforts into 2007, according to two employment surveys about the current work climate.…
Commuter Costs Hinder Recruitment High energy prices have and will continue to affect recruitment efforts into 2007, according to two employment surveys about the current work climate. Nearly half of the hiring managers polled for the 2006 Employment Dynamics and Growth Expectations Report, an annual report cosponsored by CareerBuilder.com, indicated that higher energy prices would continue to hinder their ability to recruit skilled workers during the next 12 months. Employers are "very focused on finding candidates who are local," says Rosemary Haefner of CareerBuilder.com. At the same time, employees "are being a lot more selective of opportunities that are close to home," Haefner adds. She also notes that less time on the road makes for a better work–life balance—a factor that leads one in five staffing employees to choose temporary or contract employment, according to a landmark staffing employee survey conducted by the American Staffing Association. Difficulty "hiring qualified employees due to commuting distance, time, and costs" was a key concern among 60% of employers who participated in the 2006 Commuter Impact Survey conducted by TransitCenter Inc., a nonprofit organization created to encourage greater use of mass transit. Commuter-related incentives have increased in significance and appeal: TransitCenter reported that flexible work schedules top the list of benefits companies are offering to help employees cope with rising commuter costs. Source: Reem El-Khatib, American Staffing Association - Back to Top -
San Francisco Enacts First Paid Sick Leave Law Voters in San Francisco resoundingly approved the nation's first paid sick leave law Nov. 7. The law covers all employees, including part-time and temporary employees, working in the city. Under the law, which goes into effect Feb. 5, workers employed on that date will begin accruing sick leave immediately. Workers employed after the effective date must work at least 90 days before leave begins to accrue. Employees working for businesses with more than 10 employees will accrue leave at the rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 72 hours. Employees can use sick leave to care for themselves and a broad range of other individuals, including children, spouses, siblings, parents, and domestic partners. As with most employment laws, staffing firms and their clients will have co-employer obligations, although only one will have to pay. The law does not specify which one has the primary duty to pay, but staffing firms are expected to assume that burden, thus relieving their clients of any obligation. Employees stop accruing sick leave when their employment relationship ends, and employers do not have to pay the employees for unused leave when they depart. But the law doesn't specify when a temporary employment relationship ends. Business groups opposed the measure but, because of widespread public support, did not mount a major campaign against it. It passed by a vote of 61% to 39%. Source: Ed Lenz, American Staffing Association - Back to Top -
Staffing Employment Nears Three Million Per Day Staffing industry employment set another record in the third quarter, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association, despite the summer softening of the nation's economy. U.S. staffing firms employed an average of 2.98 million temporary and contract workers per day from July through September—up 1.4% over the second quarter and more than any previous third quarter—based on data from the ASA quarterly employment and sales survey. "The quarterly survey results correspond with the new ASA Staffing Index, which measures weekly changes in temporary and contract employment," says ASA president and chief executive officer Richard Wahlquist. "The index showed a significant drop in early July, with gradual and accelerating growth through the quarter." U.S. sales of temporary and contract staffing services totaled $18.2 billion in the third quarter, according to the survey, an increase of 1.9% over the same period last year and a new high for any third quarter on record. To view historical data from the ASA quarterly survey (1992 to present) or weekly measures of staffing employment, visit americanstaffing.net. Source: Steve Berchem, American Staffing Association - Back to Top - In a pinch for temporary personnel? order staff online By registering with www.CareersUSA.com, you can request staff conveniently from your computer desktop any time of the day. Be sure to bookmark our website so you can easily access industry-specific surveys that offer real-time statistics on interesting employment topics. Also, you’ll find archived issues of HIREWIRE News. Visit www.CareersUSA.com today for more information. - Back to Top -
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