Today's staffing industry landscape is characterized by an increased demand in candidate sourcing, new contingent workforce arrangements, and significant skills gaps. To retain clients and gain new business in the current environment, staffing....
Today's staffing industry landscape is characterized by an increased demand in candidate sourcing, new contingent workforce arrangements, and significant skills gaps. To retain clients and gain new business in the current environment, staffing....
If you want to grow a business, providing the best version of your product or service is only one piece of the entrepreneurial puzzle. To scale, you’ll also need to get really good at managing your human resources—hiring, retaining employees,....
A staffing management plan comprises the processes and protocols that recruiters and hiring managers follow to onboard new hires for their respective clients and companies. A recent staffing industry survey by RINGO provides valuable insights....
We recently sat down and caught up with RINGO CEO Keith Banks to pick his brain about the future of the RINGO Vendor Management System (VMS) platform, and the staffing industry, overall.
When a company hires a new employee, it typically also accepts all the responsibilities associated with adding that new staff member to their payroll, including tasks, liabilities, costs, and more. Some businesses are either ill-equipped to....
'Workforce Solutions' are considered to be third-party products and services relating to the sourcing, engagement and development of employed and non-employed (including contingent) workers. It is an umbrella term used within the staffing....
The U.S. healthcare industry has been experiencing physician and nurse shortages that are projected to get much worse before improving. Utilization of contingent labor in healthcare (locum tenens) has served to mitigate the widening gaps in....
With the boom of the so-called "gig economy," or contingent labor force, businesses have had to develop better ways to manage temporary employees. According to global staffing and workforce advisory firm Staffing Industry Analysts, for 78 percent....
From 2006 to today, the ratio of companies using a VMS has jumped from 16% to 73%. Without a VMS, it could take several hours each day to mitigate scheduling conflicts. And you can’t control what you can’t see, so the risks of....
Nurse Managers are vital to the operation and productivity of hospitals, ambulatory care centers, long-term care centers and other healthcare facilities. They supervise a team of registered nurses (RNs), licensed....
RINGO’s Vendor Neutral Management System is just what the doctor ordered.
The nursing shortage hasn’t disappeared, and nurse managers are feeling the pressure.
Technology presents challenges, threats and opportunities to staffing firms in 2018 and beyond.
One thing is abundantly clear from the glut of articles and information that was pumped out by staffing industry trade publications in 2017: The....
How to Effectively Manage Locum Tenens and Contingent Labor in 2018
It’s difficult to recall a time when the healthcare industry was in such a state of flux and turmoil. A flood of new patients from the Affordable Care Act and an aging population....
Hospitals and healthcare systems are under more pressure and scrutiny than ever before. Those in the industry are all too familiar with the inherent profit-versus-care conundrum that healthcare professionals face on a daily basis. How can you....
Staffing firm owners understand more than anyone how difficult it is to win over a client. In an era when job hunting and temp labor has been commoditized, staffing relationships are increasingly difficult to find. Sometimes, it’s only after a....
At RINGO, we follow health care industry trends very closely. Admittedly, it’s an all-consuming endeavor these past few years as the industry has been thrust into chaos. It hasn’t been all bad news, but uncertainty is never a good thing when a....
The New Year has arrived, and with it came some changes to the way companies manage benefits of their employees. Most people are aware of “ObamaCare,” better known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), that went into effect in 2014. As of January 1,....
The concept of “Lean” was born in manufacturing, yet it can apply to all business environments – especially healthcare. Lean thinking begins with driving out waste so that all work adds value and serves the customer’s needs. By identifying value....
RINGO has partnered with many Staffing Vendors throughout the years. We have always developed strong relationships with our partners. Below is a Case Study to provide you insight on how RINGO was able to help one of our Staffing Partners improve....
Gig economy has become a common term that refers to the growing use of temporary and contract workers. The use of these independent talent has seen a surge across almost every field of work. Companies are not the only ones finding temporary work....
This past week the American Staffing Association (ASA) celebrated National Staffing Employee Week. The ASA put this week in place as a way to honor the large community of flexible workers that regularly work for staffing companies. More than 3....
Ringo is enhancing our platform to further help you manage your temporary staffing process!
The Current Activity report shows you every temporary employee that is currently working. Also, it provides a detailed overview of your temporary staffing.
Ringo has enhanced our “Statement Adjustment” Report!This is a great feature we offer for users that process invoices.
Talent Management and Strategic Workforce Planning are two powerful approaches to building, engaging and retaining staff. Though both tactics have similar goals, the execution is very different. Together, they build a solid labor force able to....
Ringo is a real-time, fully automated, secure VMS platform delivering a user-friendly, online tool accessible from any desktop to simplify, manage and monitor staffing requirements including talent requisition and usage. Human Resources,....
Utilizing a VMS for your temporary staffing needs is a great way to streamline and centralize your procurement process.
Healthcare staffing is a growing industry. This Infographic explains some factors that are keeping it booming.
Infographic on what HR wants to gain from their software
In healthcare, the big push to respond quickly to a patient’s needs can be a life or death process. The actions are swift, confident and immediate.
A Vendor Management System (VMS) can help you to find opportunities for big savings!
“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.” –– Sherlock Holmes in a Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
Too many companies make decisions about their staffing needs, patterns and spend based purely on theory, general consensus....
According to Staffing Industry Analysts – Big Changes in Labor Market, the use of contingent talent is on the rise. With frequent changes in the business environment, it makes sense to partner with a staffing provider to support your ongoing....
Our lives today are inundated with technology. Businesses are increasingly adapting their service modules to include mobile technology so that everything is assessable from a tablet, smartphone or laptop. Many companies find the technology to be....
Wondering how you can save time and money on temporary labor? Follow the path to savings with RINGO VMS!
Too often the burden of managing contingent talent is a full time job for a member of an organization’s HR team. Although it’s just supposed to be one of many responsibilities, it tends to become cumbersome and difficult because each staffing....
Recent trends indicate that the economy is recovering. This means unemployment rates are down and people are taking more risks when it comes to employment. Recently a survey by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that the percentage of....