As your staffing firm faces evolving challenges and tries to answer unexpected questions, are you dealing with questions that are specific to your sector of the staffing industry? Get insight from industry peers during a peer networking call where you can discuss top-of-mind challenges and devise solutions. Calls are facilitated by volunteers from ASA.

Get the full schedule and register at americanstaffing.net:

• Industrial section: Tuesday, July 18, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Professional–managerial section: Wednesday, July 19, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Health care section: Thursday, July 20, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Engineering, IT, and scientific section: Thursday, Aug. 24, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Hospitality staffing: Tuesday, Sept. 26, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time

Networking calls are open to ASA members and members of ASA sections, which are sector-specific communities that provide resources, webinars, town hall forums, and sector-specific news for member companies and their employees. To join a section, update your profile on ASA Central.

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:

• Converting client documents to electronic format
• Measuring employee engagement
• Resources to help upskill candidates

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.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s networking call “Unveiling Microaggressions, Empowering Bystander Intervention,” 3–4 p.m. Eastern time. Subtle forms of discrimination—known as microaggressions—can perpetuate harm, but bystander intervention can help stop microaggressions and empower employees to contribute to a more inclusive and supportive workplace. Presented by the ASA inclusion, diversity, and equity advocacy (IDEA) group, this virtual networking call will be facilitated by Victoria Hill of Advanced Group and DeLibra Wesley of National Recruiting Consultants.

The call qualifies for continuing education hours toward ASA certification renewal. The ASA IDEA group is sponsored by ASA corporate partners ClearlyRated and Monster, and by WorkN.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Staffing STATS—Quarterly Data-Centric Webinar Series.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Get timely data and hear a reliable analysis of industry research and economic trends based on ASA research and surveys from other industry sources. Sponsored by Essential StaffCARE, an ASA corporate partner.

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.

Staffing World^®, the ASA annual convention and expo, is where the staffing community comes together to make strategic connections, learn about new strategies, and get solutions that fuel growth and accelerate success.

This year’s event takes place Oct. 3–5 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC, and will feature more than 30 learning sessions in 12 major content categories— including “Banish Burnout: Move From Stress to Success.”

In this lively, interactive session, Janice Litvin shows recruiters and their managers how to manage stress from the inside out. While all attempts to manage stress, such as meditation, sleep, and exercise, are important, Litvin’s banish burnout methodology offers a unique solution for preventing burnout by teaching attendees how to change their behavior from the inside out. Her methodology is based on the premise that you can change your behavior with the desire, awareness, and appropriate tools. That is where her best-selling book, Banish Burnout Toolkit, comes in. Complete with stories, discussion, and exercises, the reader accomplishes this important work of managing their stress to prevent burnout Litvin keeps audiences engaged with stories, humor, and audience interaction.

Get ready to get together with the brightest minds in the staffing community this fall. Review the agenda, read through the session descriptions, and then visit staffingworld.net for more information and to register at the best available rate.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Staffing STATS—Quarterly Data-Centric Webinar Series,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Get timely data and hear a reliable analysis of industry research and economic trends based on ASA research and surveys from other industry sources. Sponsored by Essential StaffCARE, an ASA corporate partner.

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.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service recently published a legal memorandum that addresses fixed-indemnity health plans promising employers big tax savings—and the risks to employers of participating in such plans.

The ASA Legal Line monthly video series features a member of the association’s legal team and addresses critical legal, regulatory, and legislative topics that have direct implications for your business. In the latest installment, ASA senior counsel Ed Lenz discusses the memorandum and summarizes ASA legal counsel’s analysis of the IRS position.

Watch the latest ASA Legal Line video, then join the conversation on ASA Central. The ASA Legal Line monthly video series is sponsored by Essential StaffCARE, an ASA corporate partner.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending July 2.

Employment 2000 Inc.
Providence, RI
Ensearch
Menlo Park, CA
Remote Labor
Aventura, FL

ASA has announced the promotion of Stephen C. Dwyer, Esq., to ASA president, effective July 1, 2023. He most recently served as senior vice president and chief legal and operating officer at ASA.

“This is an exciting and well-deserved promotion in recognition of Stephen’s many years of contributions and leadership,” said Richard Wahlquist, chief executive officer at ASA. “The ASA staff, board of directors, and I look forward to working with Stephen to further advance the interests of the staffing, recruiting, and talent solutions industry and the millions of people we place and employ every day.”

Dwyer, who has been instrumental in leading the association’s advocacy efforts, championing the industry’s commitment to excellence and compliance, and overseeing the association’s internal operations, brings more than 20 years of expertise to his new role.

“Stephen’s wealth of experience and deep understanding of the staffing industry make him the ideal leader to partner with ASA CEO Richard Wahlquist, guiding our association forward,” said ASA chair Threase Baker, TSC, CSP.

Looking for real-time data on staffing employment? The ASA Staffing Index reports weekly changes in the number of people employed in temporary and contract work, now including data on staffing starts (new assignments). The data will help your firm evaluate its performance against a national metric on both a weekly and long-term basis.

All staffing firms with U.S. operations are invited to participate in the ASA Staffing Index survey. Every Tuesday, participants receive an email with the results of the weekly survey, including figures by company size, and access to historical data and new dynamic charts. These data, which are not available anywhere else, allow staffing firms to compare how their business is doing on a weekly basis relative to similarly sized firms in the industry. There are no fees to participate in the five-question survey.

Don’t get stuck with outdated or unreliable data—sign up to participate in the ASA Staffing Index and receive the most up-to-date information about the staffing industry. For more information about the index, visit americanstaffing.net/staffing-index.