Extended workforce strategy

An extended workforce professional is choosing between different applications on her phone.

22 Feb There’s an App for That: Consumer-Grade Technology Reaches the Extended Workforce

Posted at 13:54h in new by Mark Zolkos

One of the best parts of the smartphone revolution is App Stores. Banking, Maps, Ride-Hailing, Food Delivery, Shopping, Weather, Music, and more provide apps to make things faster, easier and more convenient. Most organizations that provide a service can immediately start to add value through...

27 Jan Partner Profile: Opptly’s Direct Sourcing AI Elevates Your Extended Workforce Strategy from Jobs to Skills

Posted at 10:00h in new, Featured by Jeff Mike

If you have been involved with talent acquisition and/or the extended workforce, you have heard about direct sourcing. While the concept has been around for at least a decade, advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence, along with long-term talent and skills shortages, have pushed...

A woman is teaching a class in front of a whiteboard that has points on establishing and managing a supplier management program.

29 Dec How to Build a Successful Supplier Management Program

Posted at 16:11h in new by Mark Zolkos

An organization cannot achieve its objectives without a partnership with key suppliers of talent. These parties include traditional suppliers and those that are prevalent in talent marketplaces, integrated circuit (IC) platforms and direct sourcing. At the core of any successful extended workforce (EWP) program is...

A group of smiling HR employees sit at a table and chat about the extended workforce.

22 Dec 2023 HR and Talent Predictions: What About the “Other” Half of the Workforce?

Posted at 20:01h in new by Jeff Mike

As a turbulent 2022 ends, the business world receives an annual procession of predictions about what will shape the human resources (HR) and talent landscape in the coming year. These predictions provide a valuable service for those of us on the people side of business....

Abstract dark blue mesh visual showing the connectivity of a VMS.

01 Dec Best Practices For Implementing A VMS

Posted at 14:25h in new by Mark Zolkos

When it comes to managing your organization’s extended workforce, step one is to identify and implement a vendor management system (VMS). A VMS coordinates and automates processes to manage your extended workforce, which can help your businesses realize improved efficiencies, increase control, enhance visibility and optimize...

two individuals' hands are workingon a desktop. One holds an ipad pointing to figures and another holds a phone and notepad.

10 Nov A Paradigm Shift: Pay Transparency in the Extended Workforce

Posted at 16:03h in new by Jeff Mike

New employment laws and the social movements that often spur them bring both uncertainty and opportunity for employers. If you are responsible for an extended workforce and have not yet taken a closer look at California’s SB 1162, signed into law in September, now is...

A contingent worker is finishing a task at his desk while working from home.

02 Nov Contingent workers want in on workplace culture

Posted at 13:26h in new by Flextrack Newsroom

Since the pandemic, gig workers have filled in staffing shortages. What happens when they want to leave, too?Despite their status and degree of separation, contingent workers expect the same workplace integration that full-time employees would, a study by Flextrack suggests.Company culture is becoming as much of a...

Picture of matt Moloney Staring confidently ahead.

24 Oct Matthew Moloney Of Flextrack On The Labor Shortage & The 5 Things We Must Do To Attract & Retain Great Talent- An Interview with Phil La Duke

Posted at 17:37h in new by Flextrack Newsroom

…Meet your workers where they are. Team leaders need to provide an environment that enables all talent to be successful and enjoy their work. Communicate openly, bring people together, and embrace different points of view. In everything you do, make sure the team is engaged,...

On a colorful background, there is a report with the cover title reading "2022 State of the Contingent Workforce report"

17 Oct What Do Contingent Workers Look For Beyond Pay? Flextrack Study Finds Out

Posted at 00:00h in new by As published on Spiceworks

Learn from this study the workplace attributes most important to contingent workers and how organizations can attract, engage, and retain them. The contingent workforce is growing rapidly worldwide. Companies are realizing that tapping into this workforce can provide massive benefits. So, what are some of the...

Image of a person working on their laptop representing the extended workforce.

02 Aug Flextrack and Brightfield – Real-Time Market Data and the Extended Workforce

Posted at 19:32h in new by Jeff Mike

Enterprise people strategies are increasingly reliant on the extended workforce to ensure access to talent in a challenging market. According to recent estimates, the non-employee workforce accounts for approximately 35% to 47% of the average company’s total workforce in America.[1]’[2] In addition, about 90% of...