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Using Temporary Employees to Fill Seasonal Gaps

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Temporary employees are an excellent way to fill seasonal gaps at your company, whenever there is a need for some extra help around the office. Your company could have seasonal personnel gaps due to production cycles, holidays, vacations, illnesses, cuts to the full-time workforce and much more. We will discuss all the benefits of hiring temporary employees to fill seasonal gaps below.

Help with Influx of Work

Companies experience incredibly busy seasons throughout the year due to varying factors. They could be a company in the tourism industry, they could be a retail company that blossoms during the holiday shopping period or they could be a printing company that sees an influx when school is in session. No matter the type of company, an influx of work will require more help so the full-time, regular staff does not suffer burnout.

By hiring temporary workers, you will be able to tackle all of the influx of work that comes along with a busy season. This means that the work will not pile up, it will be completed on time and that customers and clients will be happy with your company.

Fill Vacant Positions

Even if the work is not overwhelming for your staff, hiring temporary employees can be done to fill vacant positions. These positions could be vacant due to illness, vacation or cuts in the full-time staff.

Temporary workers will not require benefits from your company, which helps you save money even if you have recently made cuts to your full-time staff. You will even save on salary with temporary workers because these wages are typically lower than those of full-time workers. Issues with staffing can come at any point of the year; but when they come during your company’s busy season, they become glaring holes.

Create a Pool of Talent

Another benefit of hiring temporary workers to fill seasonal needs is that you will be creating a pool of talent at your company. You can vet all of your seasonal employees to determine if they will be a good fit at your company as a full-time worker. This will cut down on the time needed to recruit new staff members when others leave or are relieved of their duties.

Create an Entire Team

As mentioned earlier in this post, some companies require temporary workers for their busy seasons because they operate in the tourism industry. For example, towns along the East or West Coast will see an influx of visitors during the summer months. This means that companies in these shore resorts will need to hire an entire staff of temporary workers to successfully navigate the busy season.

Temporary employees are the perfect solution to filling seasonal gaps at companies, no matter which season is the busiest. You can find outstanding seasonal temps of all skill levels at TempStaff. Contact us today to let us address and fill your seasonal gaps.

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