Three strategic advantages of using temp staffing instead of adding employees

For organizations that are coping with uncertainty around policy or funding, partnering with a staffing firm has never been more essential than it is now. Budget fluctuations and mid-year changes can more easily be covered and adapted to through long-term temp staffing. There are far fewer issues when making staff changes and the temp firm bears the burden of aspects like unemployment. Plus, an organization only has to pay when it actually needs help and usually can ramp up quickly for projects.

Here are three strategic advantages to using long- or short-term temp staffing instead of adding traditional employees.

Speed

Let’s take a hypothetical example: Your organization has a workload that is seasonal with a busy period of about three months of the year. A typical choice may be between working staff harder during the busy period, risking burnout and morale problems, or hiring extra employees who are then under-utilized for much of the rest of the year. Here a temp staffing firm can quickly assign extra staff and avoid a lengthy hiring process and traditional on boarding and off boarding.

Studies show that a firm or organization can expect a 40 percent time savings when staffing agencies are absorbing the recruiting, screening, onboarding and compliance tracking. Temp staffing can fill critical roles up to 35 percent faster. This opens up time for HR departments to keep up with other issues.

At TriStarr we can recruit quickly and track background checks and clearances. We also maintain a database for qualified people who are available immediately or on short notice.

Simplicity

Many organizations run lean and are really dependent on individual employees to fill many functions. When they lose a person, they need help fast. The solution can be as simple as giving us a call. We can provide short-term temps or temps to hire. Using a staffing firm also eliminates paperwork like W-2s and avoids issues with independent contractor criteria and compliance.

Control and flexibility

Using temp staffing allows an organization to manage policy and budget swings. We can help you scale up quickly when needed and scale down quickly when the workload subsides, all without placing as much burden on HR. Temp staffing can also be bridge that fills an immediate need, but one that is not budgeted for an ongoing full-time hire.

Other advantages

At TriStarr, we provide our temp staff with benefits that help us retain high quality performers. We are unique in that we offer health insurance to our temps after 60 days and at least 30 hours/week. This in turn motivates our temps to provide their best efforts.

Temp staffing can be an ideal solution for many organizations for a variety of reasons. It can be a fast, simple way to manage workload or budget fluctuations. It can reduce the burden on HR departments and offers tremendous flexibility that hiring employees may not.