The ASA Staffing Compensation and Benefits Survey provides the only comprehensive view of corporate employee salaries and benefits in the staffing industry, and reports are now available.

Report data are based on peer input from more than 50 staffing companies and provide compensation benchmarks for 27 positions specific to the staffing industry, in addition to general benchmarks about benefits offerings. The reports are based on data for fiscal year 2023 collected in 2024.

Visit americanstaffing.net for more information and to order your report—ASA members get a discount.

ASA Central—the dynamic online community just for staffing professionals—is home to more than 27,000 staffing professional profiles and countless ongoing industry conversations.

This week, take a look at your colleagues’ discussions and some of the blogs they’ve posted on ASA Central:

• Apps you can use for recruiting
• How hiring must change in 2026
• Tax changes in 2026—deductibility of business and employee meal expenses

Get involved with the community—update your profile today so you can network with colleagues, join a section community, recommend and comment on your colleagues’ posts, and share your own blog or discussion post. Log in to ASA Central now.

The association is pleased to announce a new benefit available to members: the ASA Anti-Fraud Tool Kit. The tool kit offers timely, curated resources designed to help firms identify, respond to, and prevent a variety of scams—including payroll fraud, identity theft, “bait and switch” schemes, and more. Packed with downloadable resources, links to federal alerts and support, and on-demand ASA webinars on a variety of fraud tactics, the tool kit can assist staffing employers in today’s challenging environment.

Special thanks to members of the ASA anti-fraud taskforce who volunteered their time and expertise to identify key risk areas as well as credible resources that directly serve the industry in combating fraud. Visit americanstaffing.net/anti-fraud for more details.

All ASA members have access to a host of free resources designed to help them answer frequently asked questions. Get marketing resources that will help your clients and candidates understand the value of using a staffing company—including infographics, member logos, social media tactics, sector-specific FAQs for clients and talent, slide presentations, and much more—in the ASA Staffing Promo Tool Kit.

You can customize the FAQ documents with your company logo, incorporate them into client presentations, or provide them to candidates during the interview process. Get them in the ASA Staffing Promo Tool Kit at americanstaffing.net.

Prepare for 2026 now by taking advantage of the ASA certification sale. Through the end of this year, you’ll get a 25% discount on certification products—including certification packages, a la carte study materials, and exams—as well as Staffing Pro Stacks credentialing programs and onboarding courses (discounts do not apply to certification renewals).

Place your order in the ASA store, using the discount code WINTERCERT25 at checkout, by Dec. 31.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Nov. 30.

Assertive Staffing
New York, NY

Direct Hire Group LLC    
Glendale, CA

Temporary Assistance Guru
Jacksonville, FL

ASA Central—the dynamic online community just for staffing professionals—is home to more than 27,000 staffing professional profiles and countless ongoing industry conversations.

This week, take a look at your colleagues’ discussions and some of the blogs they’ve posted on ASA Central:

• Placing workers for data center construction
• Strategies for finishing the year strong
• The human touch still matters

Get involved with the community—update your profile today so you can network with colleagues, join a section community, recommend and comment on your colleagues’ posts, and share your own blog or discussion post. Log in to ASA Central now.

Staffing industry executives from around the globe will converge in Toronto next year for the World Employment Conference 2026, presented by the World Employment Confederation and the Association of Canadian Search, Employment, and Staffing Services. This event embodies the human resource services industry’s commitment to leading the way in building inclusive, resilient, and well-regulated labor markets.

The two-day conference gives members, partners, and stakeholders of the World Employment Confederation the opportunity to learn from entrepreneurs to staffing industry experts, network with staffing industry leaders and rising stars, explore innovative and revolutionary workforce solutions, and more. To get details and register, visit wec2026.acsess.org.

How could implementation of a coordinating badging process help staffing firms improve compliance, build trust with clients, and even protect themselves against fraud scams? In the latest installment of the ASA Legal Line video series, ASA general counsel Brittany Sakata, Esq., discusses the staffing industry’s version of bait-and-switch scams and gives details on the specific process you can use to protect your firm from becoming a victim.

ASA has published the issue paper “Combatting ‘Bait and Switch’ Scams” on the topic—it’s part of the new ASA Anti-Fraud Tool Kit, which the association has developed to provide its members with the best information and resources to protect their business from ongoing fraud threats.

ASA Legal Line videos feature a member of the ASA legal team or an industry legal expert and address critical legal, regulatory, and legislative topics that have direct implications for your business. Watch the latest ASA Legal Line video, then join the conversation on ASA Central.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “California AI Developments for 2026–Compliance Plan for Staffing Firms.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. As California enacts regulations that address the use of automated decision-making technology, risk assessments, and cybersecurity audits, attorneys Ben Ebbink and Chelsea Viola of Fisher Phillips look at how the state’s new requirements will affect staffing industry operations.

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