Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Keeping Your Workers Safe and Your Firm Compliant, Part 3.” It takes place today from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. In the final session of a three-part series on compliance best practices for industrial staffing, find out how to comply with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s bulletin on the control of hazardous energy (through lockout and tagout procedures). This webinar is sponsored by Bullhorn.

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.

Are you getting what you need from your association? To help ensure that members are getting the most useful tools and resources, ASA would like to better understand what resources and other tools you use to keep up-to-date and stay engaged within the staffing industry.

Last week, ASA sent staffing professionals a link to a questionnaire, which should take only five minutes to complete.

In appreciation of your input, when you submit your responses you will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of five $100 Amazon gift cards (or have a charitable donation made on your behalf). Responses are due this Friday, March 20.

If you have any questions or did not receive a survey link, contact the ASA research team at research@americanstaffing.net.

Metrics are important to measuring a recruiter’s effectiveness—but they should match today’s job seeker preferences. In the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine, learn which common recruiting metrics are losing their relevance—and which new metrics staffing firms should start to focus on instead.

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

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Keeping Your Workers Safe and Your Firm Compliant, Part 3,” 2–3:30 p.m. Eastern time. In the final session of a three-part series on compliance best practices for industrial staffing, find out how to comply with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s bulletin on the control of hazardous energy (through lockout and tagout procedures). This webinar is sponsored by Bullhorn.

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 ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending March 8.

Alist LLC
Olathe, KS
J & A Hospitality Staffing Inc.
Washington, DC
Key Staffing Inc.
Bakersfield, CA
Learning Technology Solutions
Moscow, OH
Mitchell Martin
New York, NY

Following the record highs posted in 2018, full-year 2019 data released today by the American Staffing Association show how talent supply constraints continue to challenge providers of workforce solutions. U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 3.1 million temporary and contract workers per week in 2019, compared with 3.2 million in 2018—which was the highest on record.

“In this tight labor market, staffing agencies have more orders than they can fill—which is great for job seekers looking for immediate employment opportunities,” said Richard Wahlquist, ASA president and chief executive officer.

ASA data show average weekly staffing employment increased 1.4% in 2018 before easing 4.1% in 2019. Annual temporary and contract staffing sales in 2019 totaled $136.7 billion, 1.3% less than the record high of $138.4 billion in 2018.

Provide training for temporary workers—and comply with the law—with cost-effective and state-specific training. ASA has introduced a comprehensive online course specifically for staffing company use.

ASA has partnered with Kantola Training Solutions to provide full-service training for the temporary workers staffing companies employ. It allows you to track candidate and employee progress, download status reports, and more. The training was co-developed with Littler, the world’s largest labor and employment law firm.

Visit americanstaffing.net/harassmentprevention for details. ASA members receive a discount.

ASA also offers a basic harassment prevention training product in collaboration with the New York Staffing Association, an ASA-affiliated chapter.

A staffing agency recruiter tests positive for marijuana use, which violates company policy. Should the employee’s manager fire one of her best recruiters? Does state law protect employees who use marijuana for medical purposes?

In the scenario analyzed in the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine, attorneys Diane J. Geller and Joseph McNelis look at the confusing patchwork of federal and state laws regarding marijuana, and the steps staffing firms can take to reduce their liability.

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

More than three million temporary and contract employees report for work every week in America’s offices, factories, health care facilities, warehouses, and other job sites—wherever there’s important work to be done, temporary and contract employees are on the job. Meet some of these extraordinary staffing employees and share their stories when talking with clients.

Every temporary or contract employee has a unique story: work background, career goals, skills and talents, and hopes and dreams. Each took a different path to the staffing and recruiting industry, and each has reaped unique benefits. Browse through dozens of stories from ASA member agencies at americanstaffing.net.