How Can I Prepare for the Changes?
It is vital that workers’ pay rates remain in line with the new National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage, and employees are communicated to about any changes to their employment contracts.
If you have not yet started planning for these changes, it is a good idea to start now. You should complete a full financial audit of your employees to identify all those who will be affected by the new rates change.
What Questions Should I Ask?
Some questions you might want to consider when doing your planning, are explored below.
- How many permanent staff will be affected and what are the cost implications?
- What is the impact on your recruitment strategy for permanent staff?
If you currently outsource any of your work to a temporary recruitment agency, now is a good time to review the relationship to ensure you are getting maximum value for money.
Remember, cheapest isn’t always best! You should consider:
- How quickly are they able to fill your bookings?
- Do the workers supplied exactly suit what you are looking and paying for?
- Do the workers tend to stay for the duration of the assignment, or are they constantly being replaced?
- Do they provide local recruitment strategies to find the best candidates?
- If you operate across multiple sites, do they offer localised recruitment for each location?
- Do they provide a personalised service – either at branch level, or centrally?
- Do they provide thorough checks and inductions for their workers – or do they leave this to you?
- Do you have a dedicated point of contact to save you time and effort?
- Do they provide centralised worker pay-roll – or is that something you have to do?
What Support is Available for Me?
The Best Connection is one of the UK’s premier providers of flexible staffing solutions. With over 85 branches across the UK, we offer localised workforce planning for businesses of all sizes and sectors.
Alongside the many benefits we offer to our clients, we take responsibility for managing all payroll changes of temporary workers and communicating any pay rate changes, alleviating the burden on them and freeing up their time to focus on other things.
Our trained consultants understand the challenges your business is facing and are here to help. If you are considering making changes to your workforce, or your recruitment strategy, we will support you all the way.
For example, if you are considering downsizing your workforce but have concerns about meeting seasonal demand, we can implement a temporary recruitment plan to keep you ahead of the game and manage your wage costs.
Additional benefits of partnering with The Best Connection include:
- Dedicated account management.
- Flexible working relationships.
- Centralised in-house payroll handling for temporary workers.
- All advertising, pre-screening, and interviewing will be done for you – saving you time and money!
Next Steps
If you already have a relationship with The Best Connection, your Account Manager will shortly be in touch to start planning for the changes.
If you are not a client but would like to speak to us about how we can help you implement these changes, please contact our Central Sales Specialists on 0121 504 3090. Alternatively, find your local branch.
About The Best Connection
The Best Connection is one of the UK’s leading providers of temporary workforce solutions. For over three decades we have proudly served and supported our clients and candidates across multiple industry sectors, delivering our best-in-class customer service.
