Articles for January 2007 Staffing Is Still Hot - Staffing has been named to Entrepreneur magazine's "Hot List"— again.…
Staffing has been named to Entrepreneur magazine's "Hot List" — again. This marks the 15th time in the past 20 years that staffing has been featured on the magazine's annual list of "most popular business trends." American Staffing Association president and chief executive officer Richard Wahlquist is quoted in the article. "Sourcing and deploying talent is not a core competency of most businesses," he says. "There is more art than science when it comes to finding the right people." For entrepreneurs looking to enter the industry, Kristin Ohlson reports that niche staffing may be the best way in: "Accountants, lawyers, nurses, mental health professionals, engineers, and pharmacists, among others, are finding success using their connections and insider savvy to create niche staffing services." Source: American Staffing Association - Back to Top -
Sick Employees Should Stay Home "Presenteeism" — when sick employees show up for work—is a growing problem for 56% of U.S. employers, up from 39% two years ago, according to the findings of the 2006 Unscheduled Absence Survey from CCH, a provider of human resources and employment law information. The CCH report estimates that unscheduled absences can cost employers as much as $850,000 annually in direct payroll costs. When infectious employees show up for work, they can spread diseases through the workplace and increase the number of employees who will have to stay home. For example, the flu is easily transmitted from person to person. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that infected individuals not attend work, school, or social gatherings. Healthy adults are infectious one day before showing symptoms of the flu and five days after getting sick. So why don't sick employees stay home? The CCH survey found that having too much work or fear of missing deadlines was the most common reason (66%), closely followed by lack of co-wokers to cover a sick employee's workload (56%). Not wanting to use vacation time (50%) and trying to save sick time for later in the year (41%) also were common reasons. According to an annual survey by compensation survey and consulting firm Compdata, exempt employees have 8.4 sick days on average, while nonexempt employees average 7.6 — time best spent at home when the flu comes around. Source: American Staffing Association - Back to Top -
Tight Labor Market Can Mean Higher Pay A recent survey of 32,000 employers shows that many are experiencing wage inflation due to talent shortages. The survey was conducted by an ASA member company to determine the availability of suitable permanent professional candidates in the marketplace and the impact of available talent on wage inflation. In the U.S., 38% of employers surveyed reported that talent shortages are causing them to offer higher compensation, and nearly half of employers said they would have hired more permanent professional staff in the past six months if quality candidates were available. These findings are consistent with recent Federal Reserve Board studies of regional economies (known as the "beige book"), which have reported that overall wage growth has remained at a modest pace, with some acceleration in professional and technical positions. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the professional and business services industry had one of the highest seasonally adjusted job openings rates (4.1%) in October 2006. The most recent beige book reported that temporary staffing firms in five Fed districts reported "solid demand" for their services, particularly for skilled workers in the life sciences, information technology, and finance sectors. Source: 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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