MSA Happenings
May 10 Sell Profitably to a Price-Conscious Buyer ASAPro Webinar 3–4 p.m. Eastern time Qualifies for ASA CE Highlights Things are not the way they used to be—and they never will be again. Your clients are now more demanding and less loyal, and they are watching the bottom line closer than ever before. Today’s client [...]
Dominate Your Niche—Become a True Market Specialist Highlights Companies increasingly rely on staffing firms to be trusted advisers—not just in the generalized world of recruiting, but also in the client’s specific market. Market insight creates greater market influence. Greater influence enhances credibility. Stronger credibility increases your brand as a true consultant and adviser. Learn [...]
Wednesday May 16, 2012 from 8:15 AM to 10:00 AM EDT Unemployment Issues Affecting Staffing Companies How a company’s rates are established How to monitor claims How to protest claims Other issues specific to staffing companies Speaker: Stuart Rubin UCRC Since 1991, Stuart Rubin has successfully managed all state unemployment matters for hundreds of employers [...]
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Assurance Staffing E-zine Articles
April 22, 2012
Monthly web magazine of articles related to the staffing industry. Link to the e-zine: http://www.assuranceedgeonline.com/staffing/
Jobless Claims Fall Again
February 10, 2012
Jobless Claims Fall Again Wall Street Journal (02/09/12) Jeff Bater U.S. jobless claims fell by 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 358,000 in the week ended Feb. 4, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday. The unexpected decrease that gave further indication the jobs market is improving. The previous week’s figures were revised up, to 373,000 [...]
Unemployment Decline Masks U.S. Labor Force Drop: Economy BusinessWeek (02/08/12) Alex Kowalski Although the U.S. unemployment rate fell to a three-year low of 8.3% in January, the U.S. Department of Labor reports that the number of working-age people in the labor force hit a 29-year low. The working-age population rose 1.51 million, but 83% of [...]
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American Staffing Association (03/20/12) Stephen Dwyer Late last week, a revised version of HB 1393 was passed out of the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development. As originally drafted, HB 1393 would have prohibited staffing firms from charging permanent placement and conversion fees with respect to certain employees, potentially required in-state offices, and [...]
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South Shore Staffing President Ed McDaid Elected to Board of Directors at South Shore Chamber of Commerce
February 29, 2012
The Canton company founder was elected to a three-year term. February 18, 2012 Ed McDaid, founder and President of the eight-year old firm South Shore Staffing (www.southshorestaffing.com), has been elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of South Shore Chamber of Commerce. In this capacity, he will work with the Chamber’s Directors [...]
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2012 Boston Magazine Five Star Wealth Managers BOSTON MAGAZINE NAMES THE MURPHY INSURANCE GROUP ADVISERS TO ELITE FIVE STAR WEALTH MANAGER LIST FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR Braintree, MA – February 2012 – Boston Magazine has published their list of FIVE STAR Wealth Managers for 2012. This elite group represents less than 2 percent of [...]
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MA Anti-Staffing Registration Bill Introduced
Would Prohibit Direct Hire and Conversions Fees, Impose Numerous Onerous Requirements
Last year, the Massachusetts Staffing Association, ASA, and lobbyists Roger Donoghue and Tara O’Donnell of Donoghue, Barrett, & Singal, were successful in defeating several anti-staffing bills in Massachusetts, including an onerous staffing firm registration bill. Unfortunately, another registration bill recently was introduced by the legislature — and this time it is much worse.
HD 1899 would prohibit staffing firms from charging permanent placement and conversion fees, potentially require in-state offices, and potentially prohibit staffing firms from sending candidate resumes to clients for purposes of generating client interest and job orders.
The bill also includes temporary worker “right to know” provisions that would require staffing firms to provide temporary workers with written notice of, among other things, job descriptions, the name and address of client worksites to which the temporary employees are assigned, wage rates, the expected duration of the assignment, and transportation costs. The bill would impose potential rate caps, meal and lodging requirements for certain out-of-state workers, and other onerous requirements, as well as draconian penalties for violations.
For firms that assign thousands of workers per year in Massachusetts, these requirements would be disastrous.
In the coming weeks, MSA will be reaching out directly to staffing firms to engage them in efforts to defeat this bill. Staffing firms that are not contacted, but wish to become involved, should coordinate their efforts with MSA by contacting MSA legislative director, Aaron Green, at agreen@psgstaffing.com or (617) 250-1030.
Thank you for your involvement and critical support of our industry in Massachusetts.
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