Whether you’re stocking up on staff for new short-term projects, or bringing on extra talent for a special project, temps can help your company in a number of ways. Despite their benefits being praised time and time again, many employers still shy away from using temporary workers. Often we’ll have clients come to us looking specifically for a permanent member of staff. Once we’ve learnt more about their requirements it often becomes clear that they would, in fact, benefit from hiring temporary support instead.
If you haven’t considered hiring temps before or if you’re unsure about whether it will be beneficial for your organisation, keep reading why temps could work for you…
IT PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY IN AN UNSTABLE ECONOMY
Companies have to be able to adapt and adjust their team during busy or low periods, but hiring and firing permanent staff can be time-consuming and detrimental to morale. Hiring temps is the best and most efficient way to deal with the unstable economy. Temporary staff can also provide a quick fix solution for sudden turnover, long-term leaves, and special projects.
Flexibility means your company has the ability to adjust more easily and quickly to workload fluctuations.Temps is practical and useful when the company is struggling with Employee absences: illness, vacation, maternity or disability leave, sudden departure.
Temps are also useful when there are unexpected or temporary demands: special projects, seasonal or peak periods, employee shortages. It gives your company access to new, unique, and advanced skills. The cliché of the temporary staff tends toward lower-level admin and support roles, but the reality is that temporary staff can bring new and specialized skills and perspectives to their role that can, in turn, improve efficiency and performance or streamline production. If a new project or product requires skills outside of your team’s area of expertise, a temporary employee can provide that new talent to keep things moving in the right direction.
IT CAN LEAD TO MEANINGFUL AND SIGNIFICANT HIRES
Temporary Staffing lets your business evaluate a worker without any long-term commitment. Finding employees that are the right fit for your workplace is always a challenge and making a bad hire is always costly. Temporary workers or temps, on the other hand, can provide employers with the option to evaluate the performance of workers over a longer period without committing to a permanent job offer. Based on your evaluation or preferences, you can employ a temporary worker for a designated short term or, if desired, offer a full-time position to a temp who suits your business and company culture.
IT SAVES YOU TIME AND MONEY
In the short term, the cost of hiring a temporary worker is often cheaper than the cost of committing to a permanent employee. The cost of hiring temp workers is often cheaper than the cost of hiring permanent employees with perks, benefits, and other associated costs. Hourly rates can sometimes be implemented rather than a salary, and with reduced – or at least short-term – the availability to benefits and other company benefits and perks.
The right mix of temporary and permanent employees means a more efficient workplace, a more flexible job market, and greater opportunities for both employers and employees. If you’re interested in finding out more about how temporary workers could help support your organisation, please get in touch with us today.
