Trick or Treat: Navigating the Ups & Downs of Seasonal Hiring
Seasonal hiring is the practice of hiring additional employees as temporary workers for a specific period to meet increased demand during times of the year, such as holidays or seasonal events. Seasonal work is predominantly part-time, but some full-time positions do become available to job seekers. Industries that typically hire seasonal workers are retail, hospitality, agriculture, tourism, and manufacturing.
Why use Seasonal Hiring?
seasonal workers at certain times of the year. The holiday seasons get particularly busy; Halloween, Bonfire night, and of course, the Christmas period, with companies looking for staff months in advance, having extra hands around busy times of the year can take the stress off businesses who are already dealing with the added burden of these seasons.
Another reason a business should consider seasonal hiring is to save money, as it provides flexibility to have the necessary contingencies in place without recourse of expensive hiring methods which burden the company with extra costs in print and digital advertisement.
It also departs the business from many employment requirements as the agencies are their effective employers and are there to deal with all things concerning HR/their employment, this too saves the business labour hours. By partnering with an agency to hire seasonal staff such as in the Industrial industry, we keep the production lines flowing enabling businesses to meet their manufacturing targets, be it consumer or supply chain products.
So what does this mean for the job seeker?
For someone seeking temporary employment, it is important they know what that means for them. Temporary employment during the holiday seasons often involves a brisk pace, as companies aim to swiftly recruit and train individuals.
Seasonal work offers an appealing choice for job seekers facing challenges in securing full-time employment or those who would like a little extra income. Additionally, it provides newcomers to the workforce an opportunity to establish their initial presence in the world of working, acquire valuable experience, and demonstrate their skills to employers.
Employers have no obligation to continue your employment after your contract is over, however being already registered and working with an agency it means we can find you other temporary work to continue employment after seasonal work is over.
Best practices for seasonal hiring…
Partnering with an agency to support you with seasonal staff can alleviate your struggles around certain times of the year, we take the strain off your hiring needs and find the right people for your business. Our experienced consultants have vast pools of talent and plan for these busy periods in advance, making sure your business practices can run as smoothly as possible at all times of the year.
Agencies have a streamlined application process for candidates by utilising systems for candidate screening, applicant tracking, and interview scheduling, this is done prior to employment ensuring your business has sufficient staff to start as soon as possible.
We also aim to simplify the onboarding process to ease stress for both the employer and the job seeker, we keep close contact with both parties to ensure things run smoothly up until the start of employment. We arrange for the employee to arrive and meet with a point-of-contact on the start date and have frequent calls to make sure everything is going as planned. As well as this we create induction packs, training documentation and more for clients to reference as they take on temporary staff.
Our processes…
During busy periods we run two payrolls managing payments of our temp workers making sure of no discrepancies in pay. As a company, we pride ourselves on keeping workers and their families in a good position without unnecessary worries about payment delays, particularly at times of the year when people are likely to face more financial pressures, such as the Christmas period.
Our temporary worker policies outline that our workers will be paid weekly on a pay as you earn basis (PAYE) and we process payment one week in arrears. We pay them directly into their accounts by 5pm on a Friday, and payslips are emailed 24 hours before payment, we will only make deductions for tax and National Insurance.
Please view more about our temporary employment and recruitment (including information about holiday entitlement & pay) here…
Legal obligation & requirements…
As an agency, we follow the requirements put in place for temporary workers and make sure that staff know their rights at work regarding wages, holiday entitlement & pay, working hours and safety at work. This is all provided in a reading pack for the candidate to read prior to employment.
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