Please urge your representative to support H.R. 2885.
Official HR 2885 Bill (as of Oct 2011)
as it provides long overdue employer support as reported by SHRM including:
- Preempt conflicting state employment verification laws
- Indemnify employers from liability when using the E-Verify system
- Create an entirely electronic employment verification system, which would eliminate the Form I-9
- Require that only new hires be run through the E-Verify system, with some exceptions
- Establish a voluntary biometric pilot program, where an employee could “lock” their identity with a biometric marker.
Moving the process from paper to a system will also allow contract recruitment firms and related vendors to offer this service, thus lowering employer costs through economies of scale. The aggregate savings to US employers will be an enormous amount which in turn can lead to new job creation.
Another sign of improving economic conditions for Recruitment Process Outsourcing is reported in this Fortune article Need a Job? Startups Are Hiring. Staffback is hearing these same reports from Bay Area Recruiters and we are encouraging companies who do not have a hiring solution in place to seek out help while Bay Area staffing resources and candidates remain available.
About this time each year my wife and I have a debate about Thanksgiving dinner. You already know who wins the debate but here’s the opposing views… my wife wants to prepare a huge meal from scratch and I want to buy a meal-in-a-box from local deli. I know, “Bah Humbug” right?!? But hear me out: less prep, the deli has economies of scale so it’s more cost effective and on-demand, chance of a disaster is reduced, outcomes are predictable, clean-up is easier. All this provides more time for the family to focus on other meaningful things like watching football and playing video games. 
It occurred to me, after losing the debate, that Thanksgiving dinner and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) are the same… preparing and posting jobs is delegated, the RPO has economies of scale making it more cost effective and on-demand, hiring liability is reduced, outcomes are predictable, and providing candidates closure, giving them a positive candidate experience, is easier.
If your company is debating the make-it buy-it points of corporate recruiting don’t forfeit the RPO side of the debate… unless your boss is your wife.
Happy Thanksgiving from Staffback!
During the past three months, Staffback has completed agreements with both Dice and TheLadders to add advertising and sourcing capabilities. The addition of these two new resources completes Staffback’s goal of obtaining every major job board and resume database for use in sourcing candidates for Staffback’s virtual corporate recruiting clients.
On Thursday, August 12th, 2010 at Noon Pacific CPE Link and I will be hosting a 2 hour webinar on Tips for Reducing Your (and Your Clients’) Hiring Liability.
This webcast will provide a basic a look at key steps you can take to reduce your (and your clients’) hiring liability–while increasing the quality of your applicants.
Past attendees have commented:
“Thanks to both Ken and CPE Link for offering this webinar! Great/appropriate material… Could have gone on for another hour.”
“GREAT informative session – thanks!”
“I picked up some very useful bits of information which made the hour well worth my time.”
“Mr. Winters is an outstanding professional possessing extraordinary presentation skills. I wish I had the course years ago. Thank you!”
Who Should Attend:
Practitioners who would like an update on best practices in hiring procedures.
This webinar will be an extended version of the NCHRA: HR West Presentation scheduled for Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 at 11:00 AM Pacific time.
Reducing Your (and Your Clients') Hiring Liability
SANTA CRUZ — County supervisors recognized 37 businesses Tuesday for meeting environmental standards to qualify as a “Green Business.”
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/business/ci_15163035
Staffback, Inc. Selects California Payroll to Provide Integrated Payroll and Time Management Services
California Payroll, a leading regional provider of integrated payroll, human resources, and time management solutions, today announced that Staffback, Inc. has selected California Payroll to provide integrated payroll and time management services through its PayEntry Payroll and TimeForce Time Management integrated solution. Staffback is participating in California Payroll’s Affinity Group Marketing Program for NCHRA members. The full article text is located at the following jump:
Staffback, Inc. Selects California Payroll
January 2010
Staffback has launched Hireway.com, a free social network job posting tool. This new tool allows employers to post jobs to Hireway which syndicates them to over 15 social networks automatically!
Hireway
Social Network Job Posting… Free… Forever.™
Staffback recently linked all Staffback client talent portals with the LinkUp.com job board, without any additional cost because basic linkage is free. The process was very easy, so if you have a talent portal (i.e. job listing or careers page on your corporate website) Staffback highly recommends connecting your talent portal with LinkUp. Let us know if you want an introduction to a VP at LinkUp. If you do not have a talent portal, give us a call as a talent portal and an applicant tracking system are included, without additional charge, in Staffback’s flat hourly rate.
Without getting into confidential details, Staffback recently completed managing the hiring process for a Staff Attorney for one of our larger clients. Salary.com placed the position in a general range of $150,000 – 250,000 for total first year compensation. A legal recruiter would generally charge 20-40%. Taking the mid-points of both general ranges brings a recruiter’s fees to $60,000. Staffback filled the position for a little over $2,700… which includes all advertising expenses.
Case closed.
