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5/16/12 Webcast: Engaging Independent Contractors: Who’s role is it, Procurement or HR or Both?
Human Resources departments are becoming more and more aware of the need to leverage Independent Consultants as part of their overall Strategic Human Capital Plan. MBO Enterprise Solutions has partnered with the Human Capital Institute more than six years to providing content and subject matter expertise for HR professionals that are looking for information and support in this area. Join us for this exciting and relevant Webinar to help your HR team learn the right way to engage with ICs, how best to collaborate with internal Procurement. Take advantage of new best practices – brought to you from those in the know.
Click here for more information on the May 16 Webinar: Engaging Independent Contractors: Who’s role is it, Procurement or HR or Both?
WEBCAST - 9/21: Independent Contractors: Whirlpool's New Talent Pipeline
WEBCAST - 9/21: Independent Contractors: Whirlpool's New Talent Pipeline
Date: Wednesday September 21, 2011
Time: 12pm EST
About: In the current age, talent is king. Organizations are waking up to the fact that it is crucial for them to hone their ability to strategically and efficiently source, safely engage and re-engage top Independent Contractor (IC) and Consultant talent. However, most organizations avoid applying their proven talent management practices to this talent pool
WEBCAST - 9/28: IC Classification, Co-Employment and Class Actions: The Links and How To Avoid Them
WEBCAST - 9/28: IC Classification, Co-Employment and Class Actions: The Links and How To Avoid Them
Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Time: 10am PST
About: Businesses engaging contingent talent face class action risks, and those risks have some common links. With planning, those links can be avoided and risk, while not eliminated, can be significantly reduced. This session will focus on common sources of class liability, and practical steps businesses can take to reduce their risk profile.
2011 CW Risk Forum
CONFERENCE - CW Risk Forum
Date: 10/5 - 10/6
Time: Starts at 1pm on 10/5 - Ends at 5:15pm on 10/6
About: Join us for the 3rd annual Contingent Workforce (CW) Risk Forum! Co-located with the CWS Summit this year, the CW Risk Forum is a conference for buyers of contingent labor who must know best practices for managing contingent workforce related risks.
SIG Global Leadership Summit: 10/18 - 10/20
Learn and discuss best industry practices with other like-minded professionals.
Date: October 18, 2011 - October 20, 2011
Time: All day events
About: Proven Best Practices in a Non-Commercial Atmosphere.
SIG's Global Summits are packed with the latest best practices, cost-cutting strategies, innovative processes, and risk-mitigation approaches. You'll hear from industry thought leaders and have the opportunity to network with like-minded professionals facing similar challenges.
A Practitioner's Perspective on Independent Contractor Engagement and Compliance
If you've been watching the most recent economic data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, then you know we are now entering the era of the independent consultant. Over 68% of the hiring and jobs creation that has happened over the last year has been contract-based, not so-called "permanent" jobs. And the fastest growing segment of that contract-based workforce is composed of independent contractors. There you have it: Independent Contractors are one of the most critical talent segments to harness, and yet too often, businesses have little clarity around how to effectively (and safely) engage them.
Breakthrough Webcast Sept 22: Managing the Contingent Labor Umbrella
If you paid attention to the recent publication of the Aberdeen Group's 2010 Contingent Labor Study, "Strategies for Managing the Complexities of the Contingent Labor Umbrella," then you know how groundbreaking this new study is.
For the first time, we have research findings going far beyond the traditional staff augmentation studies, exploring the extent to which independent contractors, statement of work consultants, and project spend is being utilized in major enterprises, and how those organizations are capturing and managing these segments of the contingent workforce.
Leveraging Independent Contractors in the Workforce - Upcoming Webcast
The writing is certainly on the wall: as America emerges from the Great Recession into an uncertain economic recovery, things are going to be different in the "new normal," a.k.a the Project Economy