Contingent Workforce

A growing proportion of today’s workforce is “non-traditional,” meaning they work for outsourcing firms, are contingent employees, consultants or gig workers. As employers invest more time and money in their employees’ experience, more HCM technology vendors are designing and developing systems that allow companies to manage their people in a unified way, whatever their status. The challenge goes beyond technology: It involves culture, collaboration between HR and Procurement and a retuning of management’s mindset. And, it involves every aspect of people management, from talent acquisition and engagement to workforce strategy.

SAP Fieldglass launched External Talent Marketplace, a free platform that connects employers and staffing agencies when they need temporary workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Available through Dec. 31, 2020, the marketplace is available whether or not organizations are customers of Fieldglass. External Talent Marketplace is meant to provide a single place...
Businesses that want to leverage their workforce as a true strategic asset should include contingent workers in their overall strategy. Otherwise, they won’t take advantage of the skills, knowledge and energy that’s come along with their complete talent pool. Organizations that take such a holistic view outperform competitors that follow...
Vendor management system provider Beeline introduced what it calls an “extended workforce platform” to help businesses manage and optimize their contingent workforce. The platform takes an approach that is less spend-focused and more “talent-centric and intelligence-driven,” Beeline said, and is designed around the specific dynamics of managing an external workforce. “The...
Background screening firm InfoMart launched Career Wallet, an app that works much like a smartphone’s digital wallet does for retail purchases. With it, users can compile, verify and share information such as employment history, education qualifications, online courses and skills training through their phone. After users build their profile on...
Workforce management platform PRO Unlimited will acquire Workforce Logiq at some point later this year. The company said the transaction will combine two organizations that share a common approach to solving their clients’ contingent workforce management needs through the use of a holistic platform. In addition, it will expand...