Archive for the ‘Staffing Vendors’ Category
Monday, May 18th, 2009
There Ought to be a Law --
A reader of an earlier blog entry asked, "Can billing rate disclosure be enforced by law? Is there a way to promote change legally?"
Yes, there is a way to promote change legally. State or federal legislators can pass laws requiring staffing agencies to disclose the ...
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Busting the Myth That Staffing Agencies Are Free --
In earlier posts, I have examined - and busted - the industry-promulgated myth that staffing agencies charge no fee to help independent professionals find a temporary job. I have shown that staffing agencies charge a very high hidden fee and that, in ...
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Temporary Help Agencies are Very Expensive --
Let's say that you are an independent professional and you work on temporary projects under the terms of a contract that you negotiate and sign with your clients. Let's say also that you bill $100 per hour for your consulting services.
You are an independent ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Help, I Fell Down and I Can't Get Up! --
Somebody send Barry Asin, EVP and Chief Analyst for Staffing Industry Analysts, Inc., a medical alert device right away! He just fell down on the issue of staffing firm charges and I'm afraid he can't get up.
Asin writes in his blog ...
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Leading Indicators --
I recall hearing a pundit explain that a rally in the stock market typically leads a rally in the general economy by about six months, and an up-tic in the general economy leads an increase in hiring by another six months. So, if you are unemployed, a rise ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Non-disclosure, Non-solicitation and Employee Compensation --
Staffing vendors - e.g., temp agencies, contract employment firms, so-called "consulting companies" and the like - routinely include clauses like the one below in their employment contracts:
Employee understands that Employee will have access to and contact with [Staffing Vendor's] various clients as Employee performs services ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Leonid Hurwicz (August 21, 1917 - June 24, 2008) --
I note the passing of Leonid Hurwicz. He was 90, and last year he shared a long-overdue Nobel Prize in economics for his work on mechanism design theory. This "win - win" theory plays a pivotal role in contemporary economics, regulatory ...
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