Should One Hire Temporary Staff?
Of course, ultimately, a question like this can only be answered by the management staff at any warehouse, but consider these warehouse management tips when it comes to hiring on a staffer.
- When compared to permanent employees, staffers have an overall productivity and effectiveness of 99.8%. That figure essentially means there is no difference in how a staffer performs than a regular employee.
- Most staffing services offer their own insurance and benefit packages, and that keeps overhead lower when you hire a staffer than when you hire on a full/part time employee.
- The best staffing companies routinely do pre-employment testing for drug use, honesty and health. When your staffer comes to work on that first day, you’ll know they are ready to go.
- For seasonal work, which overloads your regular employees, a staffing service can’t be beat.
Try Before You Hire
Perhaps the best reason for a staffing service is searching for a new employee. Contract a staffing service for a worker, see their performance and their interaction with other employees, then make a decision on permanent employment. If that particular staffer doesn’t work out, you can terminate their contract through the staffing service, with essentially no hassle in doing so, which may be one of the best warehouse management tips you can have.
The Bottom Line
Yes, there may be some downsides in hiring a staffer, like overall employment cost and possible union pressure, but in virtually all situations, the question of whether or not to hire from a staffing service should be a resounding “yes!”
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