What is a Labor Cloud?
Updated: July 10, 2025 The future of workforce management is flexible – and enterprise-ready The world of work is changing, and changing fast. More and more companies have recognized the need to shift to a more flexible workforce with large enterprises leading the way. By engaging a mix of full-time employees and specialized contractors who […]
Defining Your Workforce Management Process
Updated: July 14, 2025 To leverage any contractors effectively, you first need to ensure that the right employees, with the appropriate skill sets, are doing the right jobs. This will provide an optimal balance between labor supply and labor demand, which will yield optimal ROI. If your workforce management process is not functioning effectively, flexible […]
What is Time Stealing?
Updated: July 16, 2025 If you manage a remote team of workers, then you know how hard it is to oversee your employees. Right now, you’re probably calling or emailing each employee to create their weekly work schedules and then, at the end of the week, spending countless hours reviewing your team’s productivity, project timelines, […]
Tips for Contingent Workforce Management
As industry needs continue to change, more and more companies are exploring the benefits of a contingent workforce. In fact, as many as 40% of American workers classify as on-demand basis employees, most commonly in the form of freelancers and consultants. A contingent workforce is a flexible and on-demand workforce. A contingent workforce gives companies […]
Technology Driven Retail Talent Management
Overseeing a team of remote retail workers certainly comes with its challenges. It’s hard to know exactly where your budget is having the most impact or which of your employees are performing the best if you’re using slow, outdated retail talent management methods. Implementing talent management tools and one technology platform means that you can […]
Workforce Management Software: 101
There are a lot of thoughts running through a manager’s head at any point in time. From scheduling employees to balancing budgeting, it takes hard work to oversee a team – even more so if that team is remote. Fortunately, the innovative culture of the digital age we are living in means there are new […]
Why the Future Of Work Needs To Be Flexible
What’s driving the movement for workforce flexibility? Millennials. According to a new study by Bentley University, 77% of Millennials say that flexible work hours would make the workplace more productive for people their age. The Millennial generation is made up of people born between 1981 and 1996 meaning that there are roughly 73 Million Millennials in […]
Why You Need a Better Staffing Solution
Nobody knows what your talent needs are better than you. So, if you’re still using a staffing agency, you probably aren’t using the best possible talent for your business. It has become an industry norm for companies to utilize staffing agencies and for staffing agencies to charge you a hefty premium for their services. If […]
How to Use an On-Demand Workforce to Optimize Staffing
Supply chain management has greatly improved the health and efficiency of many companies, but is no longer a technique to bolster competitive advantage – it’s now simply a must-have to compete at all. In searching for new ways to streamline workflows and hedge for risk, many employers need to rethink their workforces as a strategic […]