1. Greater flexibility
Part-time\contacted employees allow you to staff exactly according to your company’s needs, and weather ups and downs with ease. For organizations in volatile industries, it doesn’t always make sense
to ramp up your roster of full-time employees during busy times, if during downturns they won’t have enough to do. Or worse yet, you must lay off those same employees.
If you hire temporary part-time employees to help carry the workload, you avoid that hassle, while giving your full-time employees an extra level of support. They can address compliance issues due to their
expertise!!
2. Cost-effective solution
Part-time employees offer a significant cost savings over full-time employees, especially with the skyrocketing cost of providing health care benefits..
3. Seasonal support
Frequently, situations arise when you need specialized expertise for a very specific amount of time. Let’s say your company has secured a new contract that requires further compliance requirements. When you hire part-time employees, you can bring on staff with the expertise you need, when you need it. When the project or busy season ends, you can part ways.
4. Expanded pool of candidates
When you consider part-time employees, you’re opening the door to a talent pool you probably would have overlooked otherwise (think moms re-entering the workforce or retiring workers who are not quite ready
to leave it).
Not all exceptionally skilled and talented individuals are seeking full-time employment, so you cast a wider net in your recruiting efforts when you consider part-time candidates. What’s more, you may even increase employee retention by offering part-time options to your existing workforce.
Contributed by:Manley Lavender, Lavender Consulting

