Client advice Archives — Youngbrook Recruitment (Brisbane)

Pros

Experience and Expertise

Utilising temporary employment and labour hire allows you to engage industry experts as your business requires. As a business strategy you gain access to the skills and experience you need without the investment across recruitment, training and productivity performance management. As quoted by one of our customers “Due to the global demands and an everchanging workload we must maintain a flexible and technically adept workforce. I have been using Youngbrook Recruitment since 2007 and have appointed 146 specialised personnel to take on special project and shutdown work and regularly to our Australian manufacturing operation. With the confidence that all engagements are tested, qualification, background and drug and alcohol tested and are medically fit for work we had the confidence that Youngbrook Recruitment’s robust practices and placements deliver results”.

Flexibility and Reduced Downtime

Hiring temporary and labour hire employees enables you to alter the size of your workforce at short notice and ensure the momentum in your business operation or project remains. With a continuous pool of available talent to draw from, most of which are now exclusively engaged with Youngbrook Recruitment, you can have the confidence that your business will continue to deliver the results that keeps you at the leading edge.

Reduced Costs

By engaging the strategy of hiring temporary and labour employees a full suite of hidden cost savings is achieved. With Youngbrook Recruitment investing heavily to attract, recruit and qualify suitable employees for a wide and active customer base we reduce company’s recruitment costs. Once appointed and the employee is onboarded, the value add is received from their qualification, skills and experience all of which is delivered to your business to immediately deliver results. With your recruiter across their productivity and performance if the ROI is not there then a working guarantee is exercised, a replacement secured and your down-time minimised.

Cons

Training Requirements

Regardless of their skillset, a certain amount of induction and training may still be required for temporary and labour hire employees to deliver on the business objectives. You can reduce some of this by hiring the same temporary or labour hire employees as often as possible.

Safety Issues

As mentioned, the correct onboarding and training is critical for the success of your hire as even the most skilled temporary and labour hire employee may not be familiar with the specific risks that are present in your operation. To ensure the safety of all employees at work the onboarding process should clarify hazards, risks, policies and procedures, work instructions and pre-start requirements while encouraging both temporary and labour hire employees to contribute to the business safety initiatives.

Navigating the Pitfalls of Hiring

We all want reliable, responsible, solutions centric and cost-effective suppliers and when it comes to your most valuable asset this should be no different, your people.

Youngbrook Recruitment is a fully Quality Endorsed and Licenced Recruitment Agency which provides the guarantee you are working with a reputable and responsible business that has invested heavily in the continuous improvement of our hiring and risk management methodologies across our business operations.

You can proceed with confidence that the currency of knowledge and our certifications will safeguard your business and for further information or to meet with Simone Young to understand how our temporary and labour hire business can help you achieve your business directives Contact us today.

According to Investopedia, the average ‘break-even’ point for new employees (the point at which the recruitment and training is paid off by the employee’s productivity) is 6.2 months. If an established employee leaves, it will take more than half a year to get their replacement up to a base level of productivity. Retaining new employees is not just imperative for productivity, it is also the fiscally responsible thing to do.

compass pointing towards recruiter sourced employees Your recruiter has done an excellent job. You have managed to get on board some excellent new talent. However, the next step can often be the hardest. How do you get good employees to stay?

So how do you retain your best recruiter-sourced employees?

1) Run a Meritocracy

A happy office will not promote on personal preference or internal politics. It will promote on merit. If an employee is doing a great job, recognise and reward them with a well-deserved promotion or salary increase. Your other employees will note that you are applauding effort. Resulting in them doing their best to be recognised in the same way.

If an employee enjoys their current work, a promotion could be as simple as a change of title and an increase in salary, rather than anything to do with workload or work substance.

2) Pay Above-Board

Money talks. There is no way around it. And if you are looking to keep the best people, your money may have to talk louder than your competitors. By paying above the market rate, you are showing your employees that they are truly valued.

A salary that sits 20 to 40 percent above average should be more than enough to quash any money grievances. Just be sure to read up on the legalities of paying above award.

3) Ask for and Act on Input

Your best employees will be experts in the field that they are working in. As such, they should be heard.

You need to create a forum where an open discussion can occur between you and your employee about what things need to change, and what things are working well. While all of the suggestions may not be put into practice, the main thing is that you are showing your employees that you value their input. They will appreciate that.

4) Encourage Innovation

While input on current operations is important, so too is input on the direction that your organisation. Use a similar open forum to give employees the chance to spitball ideas. Allocate a budget—of both money and time—to test out these ideas.

Encouraging innovation not only keeps your employees engaged and interested in their work, one of the ideas could increase efficiency, or maybe even open up another revenue stream.

5) Loosen the Leash

For employees that are great at their jobs, nothing is more off-putting than an overbearing manager. If the employee is worth their salt, they will know exactly what needs to be done, and when it needs to be completed. A manager who needs constant updates or has a tendency to micromanage may drive them away.

If they are good at their job, loosen the leash. Set them a task or project, offer support if needed, and leave them to it.

6) Promote Friendly Competition

Friendly inter-office rivalry can spur on productivity, and keep your star employees interested in their work. Form your employees into small teams, and get them working on similar projects simultaneously. Then offer a reward to those who do the work better or quicker.

7) Don’t Manage. Coach!

Grown men and women do not want a school principal standing over them. Empower your employees to manage themselves. Give them responsibilities and guide them to a point where they meet those responsibilities. By coaching your employees rather than managing them, the resultant self-sufficiency will eventually lighten your workload too.

8) Make Expectations Clear

Clarity is paramount to retaining your best employees. If a message or instruction is misinterpreted, the consequences can be dire. The expectations for each employee should be set in stone and there should be a structured set of consequences for those that do not meet those expectations.

While this clarity can often come across harsh at first, it pays itself off enormously in the long run.

9) Celebrate Success Tangibly

Any manager of people worth their salt will be sure to celebrate their employees’ successes. But while a group email and a glowing performance review are important, they can start to become expected. Truly excellent performances deserve something greater.

Dinner on the company. An afternoon off before a long weekend. A group night out. These things are tangible, and appreciated.

10) Clear out the Dead Wood

Perhaps the hardest part of retaining your good employees is clearing out those that are holding them back. Whether these people bring a bad attitude to the table, are lazy, or stir up office politics, their removal is a non-negotiable. You and your star employees cannot be expected to shoot for the stars if you are carrying dead weight.

Good employees leave organisations all the time. But this is often due to reasons that are preventable. By keeping in mind these 10 tips, you are well on your way to a healthy retention of your new recruits.

So, if you are seeking to fill the next appointment whether it be a temporary, labour hire or permanent recruitment contact Youngbrook Recruitment. Speak with one of our experienced recruiter who do great work, because they love what they do. Phone 07 3399 6899 or contact us online.

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Temporary Employment and Labour Hire: Pros and Cons