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Embracing Tomorrow’s Workers: The Rise of Independent Contractors

Independent contractors (1099 workers, freelancers) are becoming an increasingly popular choice for acquiring talent among companies of all sizes, but especially small-and-midsized businesses (SMBs). These self-employed workers offer flexibility, specialized skill sets, and cost-effective solutions that traditional employees cannot always provide. This report is based on a survey of 300 leaders from companies in a variety of industries. Researchers asked the leaders key questions about how their companies are currently managing independent contractors, what systems they use to manage those contractors, and what challenges they’ve faced in the process

ProcureCon Contingent Staffing 2023 Innovation Briefing

Contingent staffing markets are evolving, presenting new opportunities for procurement leaders responsible for fulfilling their organizations’ talent needs. To stay ahead of the game, it’s essential to optimize growth within the workplace. In this report, learn how talent procurement leaders, talent management leaders, and HR professionals balance workforce culture with legal challenges, how customer expectations are driving digital change, important strategies for labor sourcing in the war for talent, and more. Keep up to date on the latest trends and pain points in the contingent workforce sourcing industry!

Getting Strategic About the Extended Workforce: A Real-World View from Today’s Procurement Leaders

The global workforce is not simply growing; it is also growing in complexity. Many organizations now supplement their full-time workforces with contingent employees, consultants, remote workers and agile workforce resources, sometimes across borders and continents. To shed light on the thinking and the effort behind today’s organizational strategies, this report takes a measured, three-part look at business perspectives and practices related to workforce procurement. Areas of focus include the current state of the workforce and its challenges, the path forward, and the priorities for transformation.

Managing the Hybrid Workforce in 2022 and Beyond: How Contingent Workforce Leaders can Adapt to the New Work Environment

Business leaders across the world are coming to terms with the realities of a permanent hybrid work model, one in which many employees will work remotely for at least part of their workweek. This special ProcureCon Contingent Staffing research report explores how workforce leaders are approaching contingent staffing in hybrid work environments. Featuring insights into the latest challenges, opportunities, and industry developments, we identify and synthesize the best, actionable strategies from leaders in this area.

ProcureCon Contingent Staffing 2022 Innovation Briefing

Contingent staffing markets are evolving, presenting new opportunities for procurement leaders responsible for fulfilling their organizations’ talent needs. Remote work labor is making contingent work more accessible to differently abled workers, for example; companies are enjoying a larger talent pool as a result as well. But new opportunities come with unpredictable elements—spend and supplier uncertainty, for example, as well as shortcoming associated with legacy technologies and outdated methodologies for sourcing contingent labor in the first place. Procurement leaders responsible for contingent staffing must reevaluate their technologies, partnerships, and the experiences they provide contingent workers as they look to take advantage. In this report, we explore how companies are adapting to the “New Normal” of the contingent staffing marketplace. Discover how direct sourcing, the mobile workforce, and other aspects of the “new normal” can help you drive operational value and maximize your ROI.