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.

The next few weeks will be full of free education from ASA. These upcoming ASA webinars can help you capitlize on industry trends, use technology to your advantage, and more.

Feb. 2—”California’s Pay Data Reporting Law, SB 1162: Your Questions Answered”
Following publication of answers to frequently asked questions on 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 answer questions about how staffing companies and clients should comply.

Feb. 7—”Your 2023 Social Media Tool Kit: Getting Started and Moving Forward”
Learn about the available social media resources and find out how to tailor your messages for the audiences you want to reach.

Feb. 9—”2023 Staffing Trends: Projections and Reflections”
Hear about the leading industry trends for 2023 and find out how they will affect your strategic initiatives, business goals, and revenue growth in the year ahead.

Feb. 14—”The Law of Attraction: How to Optimize Your Tech Stack and Maximize User Adoption”
Get tips on how to use software effectively—reduce redundant processes, avoid functional regression, clean your staffing firm’s data, and use the data you collect.

Feb. 21—”How to Ensure You Hit Your Goals in 2023”
Get help identifying what you need to do to create and develop strategies for realizing your goals, now and in the future—learn about the challenges teams commonly run into when trying to meet their goals and the tools they can use to ensure that they succeed.

Feb. 28—”How Staffing Companies Can Work With Universities to Recruit 2023 College Graduates”
Find out how staffing professionals can team up with colleges and universities, introduce new graduates to client opportunities, and teach talent to navigate staffing firms’ recruitment systems.

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.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Getting to Diversity: What Works and What Doesn’t.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Author and Harvard professor Frank Dobbin will present a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of what succeeds and what fails in corporate diversity efforts and how employers can open their career systems to promote corporate diversity in this session presented by the ASA inclusion, diversity, and equity advocacy (IDEA) group. The ASA IDEA group is sponsored by ASA corporate partners ClearlyRated and Monster, and by HiringSolved and WorkN.

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.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Getting to Diversity: What Works and What Doesn’t,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Author and Harvard professor Frank Dobbin will look at how employers can open their career systems to promote corporate diversity efforts in this session presented by the ASA inclusion, diversity, and equity advocacy (IDEA) group. The ASA IDEA group is sponsored by ASA corporate partners ClearlyRated and Monster, and by HiringSolved and WorkN.

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.

Do you know the corporate employee turnover rate for the staffing industry? Are you curious about what benefits other staffing companies offer to their temporary and contract employees?

The ASA Staffing Operations Benchmarking Survey, which was recently relaunched for 2023, provides data and company benchmarks that focus specifically on temporary and contract staffing—and direct hire search and placement services—to assist you in making strategic business decisions.

ASA member staffing companies that complete the survey receive early access to a discounted, personalized version of the final report. Visit americanstaffing.net to learn more and register.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Jan. 22.

Core Personnel Staffing Services LLC
Dallas, TX
Gifted Healthcare
Metairie, LA
JobPro
East Hartford, CT
TalentLogistiX
Indianapolis, IN
Turning Point Strategic Advisors
Seattle, WA

The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the fourth quarter of 2022 is now open. Staffing companies that complete the brief survey by Feb. 24 receive an exclusive report on the results, which includes gross margin and sector-level data.

Register to take the survey, or view the questionnaire, at americanstaffing.net/quarterly-survey. If you have questions or did not receive a survey link, email research@americanstaffing.net. There are no fees to participate.

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:

• Business review meetings with clients
• Cancellation fees for clients
• Performance metrics for recruiters

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.

Technology is advancing at a rapid pace, providing innovative new ways to source, engage, select, and hire candidates. Navigating and understanding the technology landscape, however, is a challenge. ASA and Talent Tech Labs ran an industry-wide survey to understand how staffing firms are utilizing technology and how satisfied they are with specific tools and vendors.

Check out the results for help benchmarking your firm’s use of technology and mapping a technology roadmap. There’s an infographic that highlights the most important strategic findings from that survey—including overall industry adoption, satisfaction with vendors, the average number of technology tools that staffing firms use, and even what the actual industry “tech stack” looks like today.

The new year is a perfect time for staffing professionals to reacquaint themselves with the basics of antidiscrimination law to prepare for potential pitfalls. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Enforcement Guidance on the Application of EEO Laws to Contingent Workers Placed by Temporary Employment Agencies and Other Staffing Firms, which was issued in 1997, may be somewhat dated—but the EEOC has never overruled or updated its enforcement guidance on this subject.

In the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine, get a brief legal refresher on fair practices when placing temporary workers with clients.

Access the current issue and back issues of Staffing Success, and other ASA digital publications, at americanstaffing.net/digital.