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:

• FFCRA sick leave after Dec. 31
• Sales team commissions
• Virtual verification of employment eligibility

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 ASA State of the Industry webinar, 3–4 p.m. Eastern time. ASA and ClearlyRated, the association’s satisfaction survey partner, will present the fourth quarter update, focusing on clients. Learn how your firm can go beyond satisfaction and unleash the true power of client loyalty.

This final State of the Industry webinar for 2020 also will provide insight from the latest research focused on buyer trends affecting the industry. Combined with the latest legislative updates and specific examples from the field, this webinar will provide your firm the baseline for accelerated growth in 2021 and beyond.

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.

Empower your company and grow your talent pool—The New Language of Staffing: Handbook for Communicating Your Company’s Value to Job Seekers is based on groundbreaking industry research into an issue identified by staffing and recruiting companies as one of their top concerns: growing the talent pipeline. 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.

Beginning a term as chair of the ASA board of directors in 2020 requires a leader to face unique challenges. In the November–December issue of Staffing Success magazine, meet Joyce Russell—president of the Adecco Group US Foundation—and see how her approach to taking on challenge makes her the perfect person for the job.

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

What makes job candidates decide to leave a job? What do they think about staffing agencies? How do job seekers look for jobs? Find out what prospective employees are thinking—get the new ASA Candidate Sentiment Study. The report includes data from job seekers within different generations, industry sectors, races/ethnicities, and genders.

The ASA Candidate Sentiment Study is available for purchase now, and ASA members receive a discount. Get more information at americanstaffing.net/candidate-sentiment-study.

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

Blue Chip Talent
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Longship Group
Pickerington, OH

UNI Healthcare Recruiters
Tarzana, CA

ASA has partnered with Kantola Training Solutions to provide a full-service, cost-effective solution for the harassment prevention training needs of staffing companies.

It’s easy to administer and keeps records for you—it can even track the time an employee spends on training. The training was co-developed with Littler, the world’s largest labor and employment law firm.

In Illinois, employees must be trained by Dec. 31, 2020; in California, staffing firms’ internal employees must be trained by Jan. 1, 2021, and temporary employees must be trained beginning Jan. 1, 2021. In Connecticut, certain employees must be trained by Jan. 1, 2021. The training requirements in Delaware, Maine, and New York have been in effect for some time. Visit americanstaffing.net/harassmentprevention for more information.

The new Candidate Sentiment Study from ASA reveals a sense of optimism about employment and job-related opportunities as the nation continues to fight Covid-19. The data from the survey indicate that both active and passive job seekers expect to be working for a new company in the next 12 months. Get those candidates to work with your firm—use the findings detailed in the study report to plan now for a successful 2021.

The report is available for purchase now, and ASA members receive a discount. Get more information at americanstaffing.net/candidate-sentiment-study.

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 website at americanstaffing.net/safelybacktowork are 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.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Maximize Your ASA Membership.” It takes place today from 3 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. Learn how to make the most of your association membership by taking advantage of professional development opportunities, legal and legislative resources, benchmarking data, marketing tools, and much more.

This ASA webinar is open to all members who want to learn more about ASA membership benefits. There is no limit to the number of staff members who can participate—everyone will benefit.

All ASA webinars are free for ASA members. Register online at americanstaffing.net.