by ICON Consultants | Sep 24, 2021 | Blog
AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE UPDATE YOU SHOULD KNOW Background Grubhub Misclassification Case On September 20, 2021, the 9th Circuit, led by a 3-judge panel (1 appointed by a Republican U.S. President, and other 2 appointed by a Democrat), issued an important...
by ICON Consultants | Mar 4, 2021 | Blog
PICKING THE RIGHT DIRECT SOURCING KPIS: 5 TO COUNT ON In our last post, we discussed direct sourcing and how to control the candidate journey. In this week’s post, we will discuss direct sourcing and how to track its effectiveness, along with the entire recruitment...
by ICON Consultants | Feb 9, 2021 | Blog
High-quality candidates are the golden goose of talent acquisition. Sourcing a high-quality candidate takes a lot of time and effort. Gone are the days when a staff augmentation company receives the job description from a client, places an ad on a job search engine,...
by ICON Consultants | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog
September 14, 2020 Here we go again. California’s new independent contractor law, Assembly Bill 5 (also called “AB5” for short) went into effect on January 1, 2020. It caused a national uproar. Critics called AB5 arbitrary, short-sighted, politically motivated,...
by ICON Consultants | Aug 26, 2020 | Blog
With remote working becoming more acceptable, it is also becoming a valid method for increasing diversity in the workforce. No longer do geographical homogeneous populations constrain a company to recruit solely from a local talent pool. By expanding the geographic...
by ICON Consultants | Jun 10, 2020 | Blog
People don’t want to settle for just any old job. They want to be engaged and excited about going to work. Hiring top talent begins with attracting top talent. A job seeker’s first impression of your company will likely be a job description, and you’re going to want...