In observance of New Year’s Day, ASA headquarters will be closed tomorrow. Staffing Today will return Monday, Jan. 4, 2021.

ASA Central—the dynamic online community just for staffing professionals—is home to more than 20,000 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:

• Clients paying incentive bonuses to staffing employees
• Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness
• Sexual harassment training policy

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 ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new member, which joined during the week ending Dec. 27.

Tekhouse
Tulsa, OK

As part of a global endeavor to help employees return safely to work amid the pandemic, ASA has launched the Safely Back to Work initiative to lead efforts in the U.S. The initiative and new website at americanstaffing.net/safelybacktowork is based on the association’s work with the World Employment Confederation, Adecco Group, ManpowerGroup, and Randstad NV.

The result is an online collection of safety-focused resources for employers and a high-profile pledge to the safety of all employees who are returning to job sites. ASA urges all of its members to download and use the free resources and take the pledge.

• Download the ASA Safely Back to Work Best Practice Protocols, which include 77 measures to help further employee safety in different industry sectors and work environments.
• Download the Covid-19 Safety Checklist, developed specifically for staffing company use by the law firm Seyfarth Shaw.
• Take the Safely Back to Work Pledge to show your company’s commitment to the health and welfare of your corporate and temporary and contract employees.

Once you submit your pledge to safety, your name and company name will appear in a real-time leaderboard on the page. Share your commitment on social media channels and encourage your colleagues to do the same. The Safely Back to Work site provides a variety of graphics for use on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and ASA Central. Use the hashtag #SafelyBackToWork and tag @StaffingTweets.

Is your ASA Certified Staffing Professional^®, Technical Services Certified^SM, Certified Search Consultant^®, or Certified Health Care Staffing Professional^® credential is due for renewal? Log on to americanstaffing.net to check your status, submit continuing education hours, and to renew your certification.

Maintain your CSP^®, TSC^SM, CSC^®, or CHP^® by participating in professional education events such as Staffing World^®, the ASA annual convention and expo; the ASA Staffing Law Conference; ASA webinars; and other programs.

Eight in 10 job candidates (80%), both active and passive seekers, foresee working for a new company in the next 12 months—despite, or possibly due to, the economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.—according to the new ASA Candidate Sentiment Study. Make sure your firm is positioned for maximum success and growth as a return to work escalates and talent seek staffing services.

ASA members can purchase this important study at a discount and use the data immediately to shape strategies toward 2021 growth. Learn more at americanstaffing.net/candidate-sentiment-study.

Staffing and recruiting professionals worry about how to communicate with job seekers in a way that resonates with them. The association has conducted extensive research to understand the mindset of job seekers, and The New Language of Staffing: Handbook for Communicating Your Company’s Value to Job Seekers is based on this groundbreaking industry research. The handbook details the job seeker mindset and pain points, the industry’s value proposition to job seekers, a new lexicon for communicating with job seekers, and more.

Visit americanstaffing.net/new-language to learn more about the research, download graphics and talking points, and order copies of the handbook for your team today.

ASA Central—the dynamic online community just for staffing professionals—is home to more than 20,000 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:

• ASA Thanks Its Volunteers
• Incorporating safety and harassment training in the onboarding process
• Requiring employee vaccinations for health care assignments

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 ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Dec. 20.

The Columbus Organization
Wayne, PA
Verisique
Minneapolis, MN
Your Way Staffing
Milledgeville, GA

Because of the ongoing Covid-19 emergency and related precautions, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services established temporary policies regarding employment eligibility verification requirements. The policies are currently set to expire Dec. 31, 2020, but might be extended into 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic.

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 associate general counsel Brittany Sakata, Esq., discusses the temporary relaxation of Form I-9 requirements and the use of remote agents.

Watch the update and join the conversation on ASA Central.