written by John Long, CEO of Avionte Staffing Software
Recently, I have been witnessing a disturbing trend in the way some staffing software providers deal with their clients’ data--or more accurately, take unfair control over their clients' information.
What's happening should not be happening, and I want to make it known to staffing firms throughout the industry that there are easy measures you can take up front to protect your data and ensure your company is not left in a hostage situation.
What are these staffing software firms doing?
Here are just a few examples of what we are seeing on an all too consistent basis:
- Providers refusing to release a customer their data.
- Providers intentionally delaying the release of data.
- Providers changing table names to make conversions more difficult.
- Providers releasing incomplete data.
And if you think that's bad, it has recently come to my attention that one software vendor has actually been using client's data for their own personal gain and advancement. This is simply NOT acceptable.
It’s been very difficult for me to see this type of activity happening and say nothing. By saying nothing, I feel I would be 1) letting bullies and those with poor ethics win, and 2) failing to educate the industry and staffing firms who could benefit from being prepared.
Follow this link to read more from John how to protect your business.
Full blog post is here: http://www.avionte.com/2013/10/28/protecting-staffing-company-data/