aid: trueblue-vocabulary
name: TrueBlue Vocabulary
description: >-
  Domain vocabulary for TrueBlue's workforce solutions ecosystem, covering
  staffing, talent acquisition, workforce management, and labor market
  terminology used across TrueBlue's brands and platforms.
created: '2026-05-03'
modified: '2026-05-03'
tags:
  - Staffing
  - Workforce Management
  - Human Resources
  - Talent Acquisition

terms:
  - term: JobStack
    definition: >-
      TrueBlue's proprietary digital staffing platform enabling on-demand
      industrial workers to connect with PeopleReady clients. Features
      ReadyMatch AI for instant job-worker matching and Instant Accept
      for pre-qualified shifts.
    tags:
      - Technology Platforms
      - PeopleReady

  - term: Affinix
    definition: >-
      PeopleScout's proprietary talent technology platform providing
      AI-driven candidate experience, recruitment marketing, and talent
      intelligence tools for RPO engagements.
    tags:
      - Technology Platforms
      - PeopleScout

  - term: Stafftrack
    definition: >-
      TrueBlue's workforce management tool supporting the complete worker
      lifecycle from hiring to offboarding including compliance management.
    tags:
      - Technology Platforms
      - Workforce Management

  - term: PeopleReady
    definition: >-
      TrueBlue's industrial staffing brand connecting businesses with
      on-demand, skilled tradespeople for temporary and contract work.
    tags:
      - Brands

  - term: PeopleScout
    definition: >-
      TrueBlue's talent solutions brand providing recruitment process
      outsourcing (RPO), managed service programs (MSP), and talent advisory.
    tags:
      - Brands

  - term: Contingent Workforce
    definition: >-
      Workers employed on a temporary, contract, or on-demand basis as opposed
      to permanent employees. TrueBlue specializes in placing and managing
      contingent workers.
    tags:
      - Workforce Management

  - term: Recruitment Process Outsourcing
    definition: >-
      A form of business process outsourcing where an employer transfers all
      or part of its recruitment processes to an external service provider
      like PeopleScout.
    abbreviation: RPO
    tags:
      - Talent Acquisition

  - term: Managed Service Provider
    definition: >-
      A company that manages an organization's contingent workforce program,
      including vendor management, compliance, and reporting.
    abbreviation: MSP
    tags:
      - Workforce Management

  - term: ReadyMatch
    definition: >-
      TrueBlue's AI-powered matching technology within JobStack that instantly
      pairs job requirements with qualified workers based on skills, location,
      and performance history.
    tags:
      - Technology Platforms
      - AI

  - term: Employer of Record
    definition: >-
      A service where TrueBlue acts as the legal employer for workers, handling
      payroll, taxes, and compliance while the client company directs the work.
    abbreviation: EOR
    tags:
      - Compliance
      - Payroll

  - term: E-Verify
    definition: >-
      An internet-based system that verifies an employee's eligibility to work
      in the United States. TrueBlue performs E-Verify checks on all W-2 workers.
    tags:
      - Compliance

  - term: Direct Sourcing
    definition: >-
      A talent acquisition strategy where organizations build private talent
      communities of known workers to directly engage for future roles.
    tags:
      - Talent Acquisition