The Benefits of Hiring Temporary Employees

With maternity leave, vacations, paid time off and other things that take employees away from the office, hiring temporary employees to fill the needs left in a full-time worker’s wake is often beneficial to any company.  While a person can go on vacation, their work can’t and so they need someone to cover their tasks while they’re away from the office.  Employees can prepare for absence by finishing their work early or working extra hard when they return to the office but often this isn’t the best solution.  Things are bound to come up while you’re away from your desk give it one day to a few months and so hiring temporary employees to provide coverage is a great way to make sure tasks are still being accomplished in a full-time worker’s absence.

First off, temporary employees alleviate stress and pressure from full-time employees and companies in general.  Knowing there is someone to pick up the slack and do the job well during an employees’ absence is key.  This will help minimize project delays and prevent full-time workers from rushing through their assignments and producing poor quality outcomes as a result.

If you hire the right temp, this can be of value to your company because you don’t have to offer them benefits and other perks that you offer full-time employees which is a cost savings to your business.  If they need to take a personal day, you don’t have to pay them for that time off.

Additionally, hiring temporary employees is a good way to give a new worker a trial run.  If you’re looking to potentially fill a position full-time, hiring a temp is almost like a probationary period.  If they do well, you can look to bring them on full-time after they have proven their worth and value to a company.

Often temps are more driven and resourceful because they have to learn on the go and throw themselves into the job from day one.  Especially if there is a chance of permanent employment down the road, a temp is willing to do almost anything to make an impact and give off a good first impression.  As a result, most temps will do just about anything to be successful at their jobs.

Hiring temps also gives you time off from doing the things you have to do to bring someone on full-time.  If you go through a staffing agency, they run the background checks so that is something that is taken off your company’s plate.  Additionally, temps are paid through the agency that brought them on so your payroll department doesn’t have the extra work of having to cut checks for temporary staff.

It is often useful to bring on temps to alleviate stress on full-time workers for special projects that come up and take them away from their day-to-day activities.  As a boss, you might not want to pull a full-time worker from their main responsibilities to focus on additional work so temps are a great way to fill that void.  Once the project is complete, you are not under any obligation to bring on a temp full-time.

Temps help fill last minute, unexpected needs that often arise.  If you solely need someone to fill in for the day, you can call up an agency and have someone at your office by start of business and therefore, no valuable time is lost to your company.

An additional benefit of hiring temporary employees is that they are highly specialized.  Staffing agencies can help you find temps that have the skill set you are looking for in a worker.  Many of them have vast years of experience and knowledge and will be familiar with many of the processes and databases your team works on so there is little need for training.

While it might seem frustrating when full-time employees need to step away from the office, hiring temporary employees to fill the void left in their wake is often a great way to combat loss of momentum on projects and other daily needs your regular employees fill.  If you find the right temp, someone who is motivated and knows the ins and outs of the business you run, they can be a large asset to your company and your team.

So as a business owner, what have you found to be the greatest value of hiring a temporary employee?  What needs did they fill when your full-time workers were away?  Are there any additional reasons you feel hiring temps is beneficial than what I’ve discussed here today?  Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.  I’d love to hear from you!

Here are some articles you might want to check out about the benefits of hiring temporary employees:

“Hiring Temporary Employees”: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/225776

“Small Business – Benefits of Hiring Temps”: http://www.newsday.com/columnists/jamie-herzlich/small-business-benefits-of-hiring-temps-1.5357038

“The Benefits of Bringing in Temp Workers”: http://hiring.monster.ca/hr/hr-best-practices/recruiting-hiring-advice/strategic-workforce-planning/benefits-of-bringing-in-temp-workers.aspx

“What are 3 Benefits to Hiring Temps?”: http://www.ppsstaffing.net/2013/10/16/what-are-3-benefits-to-hiring-temps-temp-agencies-in-tennessee/

Until next time…