Don’t miss your chance to get the staffing and recruiting data you need. The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the fourth quarter of 2021 is now open. Participate in the survey and compare how your company is doing with similar-sized companies and firms within your industry sector.

After completing the survey, you will be able to access an exclusive online report archive, which includes benchmarks for the number of direct hire searches and permanent placements, sector-specific gross margin trends, and payroll and productivity metrics by company size. Participate by Feb. 25 to get the staffing industry information you’re looking for.

Register to take the survey 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.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Drafting and Implementing Employee Restrictive Covenant Agreements: Best Practices in the Current Climate.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Find out how staffing firms can use restrictive covenant agreements—such as noncompetes and nonsolicitation agreements—to protect their business interests and how to ensure that contracts are legally enforceable. Sponsored by Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP.

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 “Drafting and Implementing Employee Restrictive Covenant Agreements: Best Practices in the Current Climate,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Find out how staffing firms can use restrictive covenant agreements—such as noncompetes and nonsolicitation agreements—to protect their business interests and how to ensure that contracts are legally enforceable. Sponsored by Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP.

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 companies should not assume risks related to their client’s business and should not take on liability for the client’s own products and services.

To help staffing companies address indemnity issues, ASA has published resources such as a risk philosophy document you can share with clients, suggested contract language, articles, a presentation slide deck, and more—get them in the ASA Indemnity Tool Kit at americanstaffing.net.

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 at Staffing World^®, the ASA annual convention and expo, which this year takes place Oct. 25–27 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Industry experts, and business professionals in other disciplines pertinent to the staffing industry, should submit proposals for Breakout Sessions (concurrent, interactive sessions between 45 and 75 minutes long), Knowledge Hub Technology Talks (10-minute talks on technology topics important to the industry), or other Knowledge Hub Talks (10-minute talks on general topics important to the industry).

ASA also is accepting proposals for ASA webinars. For more information and to start your submission, visit americanstaffing.net/presenters. The deadline for ASA webinar and Staffing World Breakout Session proposals is March 31, and the deadline for Staffing World Knowledge Hub talks is May 31.

Are you ready to join the staffing industry elite by earning the ASA Certified Staffing Professional^®, Technical Services Certified^SM, Certified Search Consultant^®, or Certified Health Care Staffing Professional^® credential? ASA provides you with the resources you need to convince the right person at your company to invest in your ASA certification package:

• Letter for your boss—explains the value of earning an ASA credential
• Sample expense sheet—displays the potential cost of earning an ASA credential
• Certification guide—explores how to purchase and presents study tips
• ASA certification programs digital brochure—gives an overview of ASA certification programs
• FAQs—answers questions about ASA certification programs

Plus, find certification-focused videos, testimonials, language about the top benefits of earning an ASA credential, and much more—visit americanstaffing.net today and get closer to joining the staffing industry elite.

Are your clients confused about the various laws and rules pertaining to joint employment in third-party staffing arrangements—especially in light of the U.S. Department of Labor’s recent rescission of the Trump-era joint employer legal test? To assist members in addressing client’s questions and concerns regarding joint employment, ASA has updated the ASA Joint Employment Tool Kit.

The tool kit offers a collection of resources to help staffing companies address client concerns about co-employment (the relationship between a staffing firm and its client in which each has legal rights and duties with respect to the same employees), including updated fact sheets, issue papers, and sample letters to clients that dispel myths regarding joint employment and explain how working with a staffing agency can actually protect clients from liability. It’s free to ASA members.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Feb. 6.

American Health Staffing Group
Edmond, OK
Aspen Careers LLC
Columbus, OH
Gear LLC
Alcoa, TN

How can staffing firms use restrictive covenant agreements—such as noncompetes and nonsolicitation agreements—to protect their business interests? Learn the key considerations surrounding such agreements during the ASA webinar “Drafting and Implementing Employee Restrictive Covenant Agreements: Best Practices in the Current Climate.” It takes place Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Sponsored by Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP.

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.

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:

• Evaluating work-from-home requests
• Providing transportation for workers
• Structuring commission plans

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.