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Temporary Recruitment? Permanent Recruitment? Temporary Recruitment? Permanent Recruitment?
Confused on how to hire your next staff member? Stay tuned…
Michelle here from Dove Personnel and today I’m going to talk you through some pros
and cons when it comes to temporary recruitment.
Temporary recruitment (also known as casual or labour hire) can offer the following benefits:
Flexibility Hiring a temp allows you to have coverage
through busy times and reduce staff hours and wages in slow periods. You can call on
temporary staff to cover sudden employee absences, unexpected business demands and special projects.
Trial before you commit You can trial the employee on a temporary
basis and offer them permanent employment down the track once they have proven to be
the right fit for your business.
Save money In the short term, the cost of hiring a temporary
staff member is often cheaper that the cost of committing to a permanent employee.
And if you are hiring a temporary employee through a recruitment agency this can also
save you a lot of time and money. Agency fees cover statutory costs such as insurances,
payroll, tax, superannuation and payroll tax on super. There may also be tax benefits for
your business when hiring temporary staff through an agency, so speak to your accountant
to find out what will work best for your business.
Now let’s look at some possible cons:
Training When a temporary employee starts an assignment,
regardless of their level of skills or experience, they will require some form of training and
induction. So be prepared to put in some time during their first few days.
Lack of commitment When you take on a temp, , I can guarantee
you they will be hunting for other work at the same time. Just remember that the flexible
arrangement of temp works both ways, if you can let them go with no notice, they can also
walk with no notice.
Us and Them Team dynamics can be affected as temporary
staff can sometimes begin to feel like they deserve the same benefits as permanent staff.
And permanent staff can often treat temporary staff like they aren’t part of the team.
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where I’ll be discussing the pros and cons of permanent recruitment.