[mcaserta]

We all agree that staffing agencies classify workers as employees. And that's the right thing to do. The focus is on the on-demand economy. Very few on-demand platform decided to go for the w2 route instead of the 1099 model. I might be wrong, but I can think of 3 in total

[7Figures2Commas]

No offense, but the use of "on-demand economy" appears to be little more than marketing spin. Lots of established temp agencies can accommodate companies with short-term needs and deliver warm bodies quickly.

[coopernewby]

As a co-founder of BlueCrew, I think the one of the biggest flaws of traditional staffing agencies is considering a person a "Warm Body". I believe everyone fits in a job somewhere, Our goal is to help connect these perfect employer-employee relationships.

[mcaserta]

No offense at all. I am obviously biased. If this was true though, our customers would have not left traditional agencies for us. They all told us they did it for the same reasons: faster and easier to use. The way we manage our workforce is also fundamentally different and better for the workers ;)

[toomuchtodo]

Do you have published metrics showing that your model is better for the workers?

[mcaserta]

If you specify what kind of metrics you are looking for, happy to provide them. Ping me at [e-mail] In general, 1099 are not covered by worker's comp and end up paying 7% more taxes. At a traditional staffing agency, a worker is asked to show-up in the office on Monday and declare her/his availability for the week. He is then called an pushed to a shift. Often they are never called. Opposite to them, we leave complete freedom to workers and allow them to set their own schedule