There are some tough decisions that employers must face when it comes to deciding whether to hire full-time, part-time or temporary employees. For many employers, temporary is becoming a corporate strategy, yet the decision to hire temporary staff should be a strategic one.

In September 2010, Staffing Industry Analysts conducted a survey with several top executives in the temporary staffing industry. These leaders shared what they thought were some of their worst mistakes and what they learned from them.

Specialty staffing temp agencies have several challenges that they have to meet on a regular basis. Every staffing agency has a process it follows to find the new personnel it needs to meet client needs and that process is filled with testing and other screening methods.

Now that the New Year’s confetti has settled, it is time to focus on the latest court decisions and federal regulations that will affect your company in 2014. Some changes began last year and it is important to stay abreast of the things that will dictate being in compliance with employer responsibilities.

One of the most difficult things for a manufacturing company to manage is its business cycle. Even though there is plenty of trending information that can be used to help develop the proper steps to take during peak periods, there can be inconsistencies which make these plans difficult to sustain.