Having a
flexible workforce that has the right skills when you need them and can hit the
ground running is where contractors really come to the fore. Whether you need
them for a specific project, require particular expertise or are looking to
meet a temporary peak in your resourcing requirements, they can offer the
perfect complement to your permanent workforce. Recruiting contractors offers
employers flexibility from the labour market and gives them immediate control
of how they manage change and staffing peaks across their business. Recruiting
contractors is inevitably driven by pressure, whether it be a pressure on
headcount, time, resources or workload, for the majority of employers it is
unlikely you will be able to pre-empt these interim requirements. Contractors
therefore offer companies the chance to react to changes in their market or at
a more personal level, changes in their business quickly, efficiently and for
as long as the need exists.
The
benefits of contract recruitment is recognised across a range of sectors, from
IT to finance, supply chain to sales. Companies in all areas of business will
experience times when they have an urgent need to recruit specific skills; to
gear up their resources for entering new territories; needing interim leadership
after structural changes; or even through having temporary caps on headcount.
In some specific sectors, very niche skills or experience may only be available
from people working on a contract basis.
In these situations, contract recruitment has proven highly effective in
overcoming issues and putting talent where it’s needed. Especially in the
current economic climate which has seen demand growing for 18 successive
months. For most companies, the key benefits are:
·
Flexibility:
including an agreed notice period and contract duration
·
Cost:
employers typically only pay for the work or project completed
·
Speed
of response: have a person with the
right skills in days
·
Fewer
restrictions, regarding employee / employer relationship
There are
also softer benefits, such as the ability to experience people in action in
your company before making a longer-term offer. A successful contractor will
most likely have broader and enhanced skills and experiences, gained from
working within similar or likeminded organisations and will bring these to
their new role. They will have the technical skills required to do a job but
will be able to draw on proven best practice from previous experiences to add
value and understanding to what works and what does not. This will improve
their efficiency and effectiveness within the project/assignment.
Contract
Recruitment has to solve problems for companies, so it’s vital to choose a
partner that has consultants who know the industry, and an extensive
industry-specific candidate network. The partner should also be fully
conversant and compliant with employment, immigration and tax legislations.
It’s also important to consider how contractors are managed when working for a
company: look for a partner that offers client and contractor relationships
management, that can handle all legal requirements, and that offers regular
contractor health checks to ensure both parties are
satisfied.
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