Leading People

Younger Generations Worry About Jobs, Older Generations About Cost Increases While all generations are worried on some level about the rising price of groceries and an increase in the overall cost of living, younger generations are more likely to have concerns about finding a job or needing new skills to land a job. “During this… More ›

Tools to Help Employers Promote Worker Safety Amid Covid-19 The American Staffing Association announces new resources to help businesses return safely back to work at “brick-and-mortar” job sites as the nation continues to navigate Covid-19. The resources, available via the new ASA Safely Back to Work microsite, are applicable to all employers—not just staffing agencies—and… More ›

More than three-quarters of employed U.S. adults (79%) are satisfied with their employers’ pandemic-related return-to-work plans, according to the results of the latest  American Staffing Association Workforce Monitor® online survey conducted by The Harris Poll. Eight in 10 men (83%) compared to seven in 10 women (74%) are satisfied with such plans, while generations also… More ›

The World Employment Confederation Outlines Policy Recommendations to Reduce Disparity Between Global Supply and Demand, Leading to Better Functioning Labor Markets More ›

The American Staffing Association announces two recent promotions―Stephen Dwyer, Esq., to chief operating officer, and Lisa Simpson, CMP, to vice president, events and supplier relations―and the addition of Dustin Norwood in the newly created position of vice president and chief learning officer. Dwyer is taking on the additional role of COO along with his current… More ›

ASA Staffing Connect East and South are now combined into one virtual event, to be held on the afternoons of July 15–16. The event will feature timely content for staffing and recruiting industry professionals amid the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as focused sessions looking toward the future. ASA Staffing Connect offers targeted educational content in… More ›