The pandemic turned the world upside down with layoffs and resignations concentrated in female-dominated fields and massive school and daycare closures primarily affecting working mothers. Adding to this, a recent McKinsey & Company Women in the Workplace 2022 study found that men significantly outnumber women at the manager level, directly impacting the availability of women…
Today’s tight labor market, coupled with economic uncertainty, is concerning for leaders in nearly every industry. The unemployment rate edged down to 3.4 percent in January, the lowest since 1969. Worse, 96 percent of workers are looking for a new position in 2023. What this tells employers is that, fundamentally, this differs from previous economic…
Frontline workers are employees who provide some form of essential service to the public that helps society function and contributes to economic growth in their communities. They work in roles with high rates of face-to-face interactions and usually must report in person to complete their job responsibilities—which can be unsafe and labor intensive. An overwhelming…
The “Great Resignation” and talent shortages in 2021 and 2022 created a candidate-driven labor market where workers had the upper hand, more say, and the ability to be choosier. The current economic uncertainty and a possible recession may take some of that say and power away. While many companies were familiar with remote work before…
Supply chain issues, inflation, and the geopolitical turmoil’s impacts on the U.S. economy are all to blame for the recent layoffs in the technology industry. Reduced revenue has forced prominent leaders in the industry, such as Meta and Amazon, to let go of roughly 219,959 employees in the first week of December alone, according to…
The massive disruption of the pandemic and crippling change in the labor market created widespread workforce instability across all industries. Not only were companies contending with The Great Resignation, but they were doing so within an era of significant hiring challenges due to changing candidate demands. This was all on top of a severe lack…
Managed service programs, or MSPs, are widely regarded as one of the most prominent and impactful contingent (or indirect) labor service offerings in the workforce solutions industry. In recent years, MSP solutions have become increasingly popular and are now embraced by a full array of companies—both large and small. Managed service programs can help organizations…
Broadleaf’s Executive Vice President, Jason Krumwiede, sat down with HRO Today’s Debbie Bolla, to discuss what exactly quiet quitting is, the dangers it can have to a company’s productivity, and ways your organization can combat it. What is quiet quitting? Originating on TikTok, #quietquitting is a call for an intersection of a work-life balance. Quiet…
Candidate Ghosting: What Is It, Why Does It Happen, and How Can You Prevent It? Candidate ghosting has become all too familiar for human resources (HR) and talent acquisition (TA) professionals. The concept of ghosting has become increasingly prevalent in the world of recruiting and occurs when a candidate simply vanishes on a prospective employment…
The Benefits of RPO Programs Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) has become one of the fastest-growing recruiting solutions over the past several years—and its prevalence has only increased when used to fill positions as our nation continues to navigate the “Great Resignation.” In fact, new research from Broadleaf shows the number one challenge organizations are facing…
