Why Use Temps?

When talking to companies who potentially may need temporary staff to deliver their goods and services, we often get asked the question “Why should I use temps?” With that in mind, we wanted to break down the reasons why you should at least consider temps as a solution, because you never know what the future might bring.

We have a wide range of customers. These include wholesale businesses to building suppliers, refuse collections (both domestic and trade), bespoke furniture designers to skip hire and even bus and coach companies. Typically, customers who have a need for temporary staff usually require them for one of these three situations:

Last minute staff shortage/emergency cover.

This is a common one, especially with Covid still being prevalent. An outbreak can lead to several members of staff calling in sick at very short notice. Depending on the size of your operation, one or two staff members could be covered, but any more can lead to your business being seriously impacted.?

The ability to deliver goods to your customers would be in jeopardy, especially if those members of staff have to isolate themselves for a number of days. If you cannot supply them, orders and sales could be put at risk as your customers may go elsewhere,? and may temporarily source from your? competitors, leaving you open to losing them altogether.

Spikes in levels of business, holidays or other planned absences.

School holidays are not just limited to the summer season, with half term weeks in February, May and October. This tends to be the time when employees try to book a holiday away with their families as it can be difficult within those summer months, particularly in this part of the world.

Sometimes staff need unexpected time off for bereavement or sickness within the family. Again, Covid seems to be rife within our schools at the moment which can lead to parents having to take time off to care for their children.

Lastly, spikes in business can lead to rush order deliveries. Normal staffing levels may not be enough so many companies hire in temp staff to fulfil those deliveries. This allows your business to be flexible and easy to adapt.

Perhaps your competitor has delivery issues themselves so their customers are coming to you? Imagine being able to say yes and deliver what they want and what they need in good time!

Seasonal or other long-term (but not permanent) increased levels of business.

Finally seasonal business (especially within our beautiful part of the world), is probably the main reason that many companies based in Devon seek to hire in temporary staff. With an increased demand on services as well as the sheer volume of people which can lead to slower delivery times because of the extra traffic on the roads and numbers of tourists visiting our small towns, many firms hire in additional vehicles as well as drivers to manage the increase.

Maybe you’ve won a contract which could be long-term, on-going and lucrative. Imagine being able to say yes and not letting a lack of staff hold you back?

Last minute or contract, short or long-term requirements.

Driver Hire (Torbay) can provide high quality people to fulfil all your temporary staffing requirements – from sickness and holiday cover to long-term contracts and ‘temp-to-perm’ arrangements.

We are locally based with local staff who know this area well and operate a genuine 24/7, 365 on-call service, so we are ready whenever you need us.

We can of course supply every type of driver – and as part of the UK’s leading recruitment firm specialising in the transport and logistics sector, we also have many years’ experience of finding staff to work in a vast number of other roles.

Whatever the role, you can count on us to supply well-briefed, professional and motivated people that will help you achieve your organisation’s objectives.

Ben Holtam - Driver Hire (Torbay)