Temp Services Prove to Be the Right Path for Economic Challenges in North America
October 18, 2021Temp Services For North America’s Never Ending Labor Shortages
Temp services have become an increasingly common avenue for many employers to successfully navigate the economic uncertainty of a post-pandemic world. With wild swings in demand, a lack of available workers, and potential challenges between employers and unions, workforces can be dispatched to specific job sites and offer short-term relief to labor challenges.
One major staffing association has reported that close to 3 million temporary workers work in North America each week. Over the course of a year, many temporary work agencies offer close to 16 million temporary workers in various industries that have had difficulty filling roles and supplying demands. That same agency reports that just over half of North America’s major employers are using temporary and contract workers in some form.
Contract work is becoming more common today and might be the path to bouncing back from the economic challenges spurred on by the pandemic.
Why Should Businesses Use Temp Services?
Temporary workforces can be leveraged to navigate absenteeism, walk-offs, strikes, and a lack of quality candidates for many industries. Contract workers can be assigned to specific roles for a short period of time while an employer navigates the ongoing labor crisis.
How Long Are Temporary Labor Contracts?
Temporary employment contracts generally run anywhere from 3 months to a year but can be modified to meet an employer’s needs.
How Does Temporary Labor Work?
Third-party agencies maintain a database of skilled workers that are available on-call and ready to fill positions as per their clients’ requests.
How Much Do Temporary Workers Make?
Temp workers are typically paid at an hourly rate, allowing employers to address spikes in demand without committing to a full-time, permanent position.
What Are the Benefits of Employers Using Temporary Workers?
Using a third-party agency to handle hiring can help employers save time and offer flexibility as industries experience volatile increases in supply and demand. Temporary workers can reduce the long-term cost of labor for traditional salaried employees and do not have the same benefits as full-time staff.
How Many Hours Do Temporary Workers Work?
Temporary workers work full-time during their contract length, putting in approximately 40 hours per week.
Temp Services Including Contingent Labor By AFIMAC Global
AFIMAC is suited to address complications related to strikes, labor negotiations, walk-offs, absenteeism, and worker shortages among your workforce. AFIMAC can address long-term strikes or labor shortages with temporary workers and entire fleets of contingent workforces across multiple industries by maintaining a directory of highly skilled laborers. These temporary workers provide a solution to challenges related to your supply chain or industry, helping to ease issues of absenteeism that have arisen.
Find solutions to other complex issues during these difficult times, including worker strikes, union negotiations, and executive protection services. Contact us directly to learn more about available services and address the challenges related to labor across North America.
Updated January 2nd, 2024: As labor shortages persist employers will need to look well beyond their immediate area to tap into skilled talent. AFIMAC is unique in that its own mobile workforce is deployed to where they are needed, helping you make ends meet while you continue to recruit. Find solutions when there are none other available, and lean on AFIMAC to help your business avoid work stoppages entirely. Fill out the form below and contact us today to learn more.
