HR Technology: Contingency Systems
Posted by Sean Rehder (Permalink) | 0 Comments | | Friday, August 04, 2006


Technology saves money and time in hiring and managing contingent labor.
By Connie Winkler

"Talk about a double bonus: AARP’s adoption of contingent labor management services carried a zero-purchase price, but it was the half-million dollars the Washington, D.C., interest group saved this year that made the deal even sweeter.

'We’ve saved almost $500,000 through the competitive bidding process as well as by having an on-site project person who can talk to suppliers and really negotiate the best price on behalf of AARP,' says Laura Loffler, the HR project manager at AARP.

The need for efficiency and fiscal responsibility in handling contingent staffing initially prompted AARP to adopt the solution, the cost of which was offset by markdowns in staffing vendors’ bills. In 2004, AARP’s top executives realized that contingent labor spending at its 50 state and three territorial offices—mostly for clerical and administrative workers, including on ad hoc projects—was largely unknown. "

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