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Preparing Staffing Agencies for Labor Market Shifts

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Adapting to Unemployment Trends

While the September Labor Market Report highlights significant job gains in sectors such as food services, health care, government, and social assistance, when we overlayed last year's unemployment numbers we saw an interesting trend line.  The chart above demonstrates a positive trend in both Professional Services and Hospitality (+16% and 51%, respectively). For staffing agencies, this shift could be a positive indication of where to shift or just a good time to...

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Love Stack, Baby!                  Make your Staffing Tech Stack Work.

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Six Signs Your Staffing Agency Has a Payroll Problem

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You Don’t Have Time to Manage Payroll and Run Your Staffing Agency

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Our Top Picks For National Staffing and Recruiting Podcasts

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Find The Right Podcast for Your Staffing Agency From Our List Below

As a leading payroll, EOR, and back office service provider for staffing agencies, Headcount Management makes it our mission to stay on top of what’s happening in the recruiting industry. We’ve been partnering with staffing agencies long enough to know that things can change in the job economy in an instant. Knowing industry patterns and trends helps ensure we continue delivering the best back office solutions to our partners. 

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The Real Impact of Missing Payroll at Your Staffing Agency

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Top Five Payroll Mistakes — and How to Avoid Them

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Effective and compliant payroll management proves an almost constant challenge for staffing agencies of every size. Staffing agencies often assume that managing the process on-premise can be an easy way to control overall costs. However, they quickly learn that internally handling payroll is not as straightforward as they initially believed. 

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Heads Up: The Deal Doesn’t End With Job Acceptance

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Congratulations! You’ve found the open opportunity, recruited the best talent, and got official acceptance from your candidate. You’re free to move on to other sourcing opportunities, right?

Not exactly.

As a staffing agency, your primary focus is finding jobs and closing candidates. However, it’s important to remember that the deal does not end with a candidate’s acceptance. In fact, locating the candidate and getting them to a “yes” is only the first step in a successful engagement.

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How to Make Your First Million: Price your Staffing Agency Services for Success

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Many new staffing agency owners first launching their operations don't realize that determining what to charge clients is an art form that goes beyond just increasing a candidate's hourly rate or the bill rate. Identifying a final client rate is a science that considers a wide range of factors, including current market temperature, skillset demand, and candidate shortages. 

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Creating A Compliant PTO Donation Policy: What You Need to Know

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The Benefits of Implementing PTO Donation Policy at Your Staffing Agency

Typically, a PTO donation program falls into three standard models:

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What Are The PTO Payout Laws By State?

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Successfully running a staffing agency means prioritizing compliance at all times. No matter the size of your recruiting business, you will need to maintain compliance across multiple functions. Most business owners recognize that payroll, workers' compensation, and tax mandates all come into play with every hire. However, some recruiting companies may not recognize the need for maintaining paid time off (PTO) payout compliance — until it's too late. PTO payout can prove exceptionally tricky...

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How Much is Growing Your Back Office (Really) Costing You?

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The Most Common Staffing Agency Payroll Issues & How to Avoid Them

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The IRS reports that as many as 33% of businesses make payroll mistakes each year.  When it comes to payroll at staffing agencies, the importance of properly paying employee wages on time and without error is paramount to guaranteeing employee satisfaction. 

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