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Is Your Company Award-Winning? Make 2023 Your Year to Shine at a National Level

Gain national recognition for your company—and leverage that recognition to differentiate your firm in your most competitive markets—by participating in the American Staffing Association’s prestigious professional recognition programs. ASA is now accepting applications for the ASA Care Awards, ASA Elevate Awards, and National Staffing Employee of the Year. The deadline for applications is May 19.

  • The ASA Care Awards recognize outstanding social responsibility initiatives among ASA member companies.
  • The ASA Elevate Awards recognize outstanding, innovative, and effective work-based learning programs that train, reskill, and upskill temporary and contract talent.
  • The ASA National Staffing Employee of the Year and Sector All-Stars program honors individuals nominated by ASA member companies who best exemplify one or more of the staffing industry’s key messages—bridge and flexibility.

Being named as one of the best in the industry is a valuable tool your company can use to sell to clients and engage with talent. To learn more and submit a nomination, visit americanstaffing.net/awards.

Free ASA Webinar Tomorrow—Employee Retention Tips

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Stop the Revolving Door: Identifying and Taking Action on Turnover Risks,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time.

It is difficult to sustain business continuity, customer satisfaction, and financial success with high employee turnover—but employees often provide warning signals before they resign. B. Lynn Ware of Integral Talent Systems will discuss some of the warning signals that employees give before they resign and explain how you can turn your organization’s leaders into effective retention managers.

All ASA webinars are free for ASA members, and most qualify for continuing education hours toward ASA certification renewal. To learn more and to register, visit americanstaffing.net.

Free ASA Webinar Today—The End of Remote I-9 Verification

Don’t miss today’s ASA webinar “Post-Covid Form I-9 Compliance for Staffing Firms,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Government guidance allowing businesses to conduct remote Form I-9 document inspections, due to Covid-19 precautions, is set to expire—immigration attorney Helen Konrad of McCandlish Holton PC will discuss how staffing firms should prepare.

All ASA webinars are free for ASA members, and most qualify for continuing education hours toward ASA certification renewal. To learn more and to register, visit americanstaffing.net.

Apply for the ASA Women in Leadership Scholarship Program

The ASA Women in Leadership Scholarship Program aims to raise the visibility of women in the staffing industry as well as provide scholarships that cover registration fees for Staffing World®, the ASA annual convention and expo (Oct. 3–5 in Charlotte, NC), as well as the THRIVE: Women in Leadership preconvention program (Oct. 2–3 in Charlotte).

ASA will award scholarships to rising stars who are committed to a career in staffing and have shown career growth potential. Find out more and submit your application at americanstaffing.net.

Free ASA Webinar Tomorrow—Improving Employee Engagement

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Improve Your Internal Processes to Reduce Employee Turnover,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Learn to evaluate and refine internal workflows to improve employee performance, engagement, and satisfaction. Presented by the ASA health care section.

All ASA webinars are free for ASA members, and most qualify for continuing education hours toward ASA certification renewal. To learn more and to register, visit americanstaffing.net.

California SB 1162: Special Staffing Agency Payroll Employee Report and Webinar Slides Available

California’s new pay data reporting law, SB 1162, requires staffing agencies to submit payroll employee reports that include pay information categorized by employee race, ethnicity, and sex. The law also requires certain staffing agency clients to submit separate labor contractor employee reports with the same pay data information for employees provided to the clients by staffing agencies.

Because staffing agencies have not historically maintained race and ethnicity data for their employees, California’s Civil Rights Division—at the urging of ASA—is allowing “unknown” to be reported for staffing agency employees. This exception, which only applies for the 2022 reporting year, applies to both staffing agency payroll employee reports and client labor contractor employee reports. Clients can report “unknown” on labor contractor employee reports using the template report that is available for download on CRD’s website. Staffing agencies can report “unknown” on a special staffing agency payroll employee report that is available for download here. A copy of the staffing agency payroll employee report can also be obtained by emailing paydata.reporting@dfeh.ca.gov. Note that the “unknown” category can be selected only where that information is in fact unknown and not reasonably obtainable before the filing deadline.

Additionally, on Feb. 2  ASA hosted an exclusive webinar with Adam Romero, deputy director of executive programs for CRD, on SB 1162. Although the webinar was not recorded, slides from Romero’s presentation are now available for download on CRD’s website.

Free ASA Webinar Tomorrow—California’s Pay Data Reporting Requirements

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “California’s Pay Data Reporting Law, SB 1162: Your Questions Answered,” 2–3:30 p.m. Eastern time. Following publication of answers to frequently asked questions the new California law requiring staffing agencies and their clients to report employee pay data to the state, Adam P. Romero of the California Civil Rights Department will discuss the law’s requirements and offer guidance on how staffing companies and clients should comply. This webinar will not be recorded and will not be available on-demand.

All ASA webinars are free for ASA members, and most qualify for continuing education hours toward ASA certification renewal. To learn more and to register, visit americanstaffing.net.

Be an Industry Thought Leader—ASA Now Accepting Proposals

Can you offer solutions for the challenges that staffing firms face today? ASA is looking for experts in the staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industry to share their experience and expertise with the ASA community.

Opportunities are available for Staffing World, the ASA annual convention and expo, and for ASA Webinars in 2023. Staffing World 2023 takes place Oct. 3–5 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC.

Industry experts, and business professionals in other disciplines pertinent to the staffing industry, should submit proposals for

  • Staffing World Breakout Sessions: Concurrent, interactive sessions between 45 and 75 minutes long
  • Staffing World Knowledge Hub Tech Talks: 10-minute talks on technology topics important to the industry
  • Staffing World Knowledge Hub Speed Talks: 10-minute talks on general topics important to the industry
  • ASA Webinars: Produced Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern time. ASA also offers micro learning opportunities that can be scheduled at different times and shorter intervals.

For more information and to start your Staffing World submission, visit americanstaffing.net/presenters. To start your ASA Webinar submission, visit ASA Central. The deadline for ASA webinar and Staffing World Breakout Session proposals is Jan. 31, 2023, and the deadline for Staffing World Knowledge Hub talks is May 31.

Just a Few Days Left to Save 20% on ASA Certification Packages

Give yourself and your employees the gift of a bright future and increased success—take advantage of the ASA certification sale. Through Dec. 31, you’ll get a 20% discount on certification products (excluding renewal fees)—including certification packages, a la carte study materials, exams, lapel pins, certificate frames, and travel mugs and tumblers.

Why should you earn an ASA credential? Visit americanstaffing.net/certification to learn the answer—then place your order in the ASA store, using discount code HOLIDAY22, by Dec. 31.

Here Are Your Top 10 Staffing Trends for 2023

Get the industry intel your company needs to win business and spark growth. To help you make strategic decisions, ASA has compiled the Top 10 Staffing Trends for 2023 and provided curated resources for each.

Trend #1. Talent Disruptions and Opportunities
Trend #2. Workplace Flexibility
Trend #3. Improved Culture

Visit 2023-trends.americanstaffing.net to see the full list of trends, along with more resources and bonus content.