Posts by Kyle Torti
Latest Controversy Over IC Classification for App-Based Workers
The nextSource Blog continues to follow the saga of app-based gig work and how regulatory bodies like the Department of Labor and the IRS address the question of “who is an employee and who is an independent contractor”. The highest profile of the many cases winding through state level courts, statehouses and the US Congress…
Read MoreIs Co-Employment the Same as Joint Employment?
Co-employment and joint employment are not the same, largely because of workforce management. In a co-employment arrangement, only one party makes labor-related decisions, but in joint employment, both parties have input on wages, hours, new hires, terminations, etc. Here are the definitions of each which should help clarify the distinction between these two similar-sounding conditions.…
Read MorenextSource and LiveHire Forge Partnership to Deliver Enhanced Talent Communities
New York, New York (April 5, 2022) – nextSource and LiveHire announce a formal partnership that offers organizations greater connection to talent. Together, nextSource and LiveHire deliver an innovative direct sourcing solution to address the talent acquisition challenges most organizations are facing today. The partnership between nextSource and LiveHire delivers a solution that goes beyond…
Read MoreThe ‘New Normal’ in Labor Trends is a Boon to Mothers in the US
Where would any of us be without our mothers? Moms have, for a long time, been dealt a tough hand in the employment game. Particularly in the US where maternity leave is a pitifully narrow window of time compared to the rest of the industrialized world. The advent of cloud computing and work from home/remote…
Read MoreEvidence of the Growing Power of Labor in the US
The ground beneath the historical relationship between capital and labor is shifting. Long-held notions about the balance between these two interests have been seriously upended. For organizations unaware of how the environment has changed may find themselves in uncharted waters or even in legal jeopardy if they fail to revise their assumptions. Let’s examine two…
Read MoreThe Ukraine War and its Effects on IT Staffing
The fog of war clouds visibility when it comes to planning just about anything. While there are certainly dire, life-threatening consequences for the humans caught in the crossfire, it may seem less important to consider the consequences to staffing industry concerns. However, since IT talent continues to be in exceptionally high demand and short supply…
Read MoreManaged Services Programs 101 – Are You Ready?
Using managed services programs for your business can help you overcome staffing challenges and enjoy cost-savings. Learn more about what they can provide.
Read MoreChanges to DOL’s Overtime Rules Are Imminent – What You Should Know
With the continuing expansion of contingent workforce activity, it becomes more and more common for companies to engage contingents in managerial roles and even – in some cases – executive positions. That’s why it is important for hiring organizations to pay attention to changes in overtime rules that will affect both the full-time and contingent…
Read MoreContingent Work Opportunities for Women: Solving Talent Scarcity While Meeting Business Goals
Working women are the lynchpin for overcoming talent scarcity and meeting diversity and other business goals. Yet in the two years since the start of the pandemic in February 2020 more than one million women who left the labor force have not yet returned. Or have they? Each month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics…
Read MoreTwo New nextSource Programs Helping Overcome Talent Scarcity
Most organizations today are struggling under the same burdensome challenge when it comes to developing and maintaining an effective, efficient workforce. That is, we’re all dealing with an acute scarcity of available talent to populate our contingent workforce (and our full-time workforce for that matter). While it has historically been important for all the players…
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