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In 2007, many companies looked to temporary staffing in order to assist with decreases in the full time workforce (Cohen, 2007). This tactic was taken in order to decrease the need to layoffs when there were times on increased work demands on the current employees. What companies found is that there are cost savings with temporary employees. This included no insurance, vacation time, short term disability, retirements, etc. which are paid out to full time employees (Cohen, 2007). Temporary employees are also beneficial as they already possess the skills, knowledge, and talent for the job necessary. There is a quicker onboarding time as well. For my organization, we try very hard not to use temporary staffing as today it is very costly, at least in the nursing field. I believe that there are organization that benefit from temporary employment and staffing, but also some may not.

Cohen, E. (2007). Playing the Staffing Accordion. Business NH Magazine, 24(3), 14.

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TRENDS Playing the Staffing Accordion Companies are turning to temporary workers to stabilize the workforce. BY ERIKA COHEN P atrick McKenna doesn't hold down a fiill-time job, and his financial fi,iturc has never looked brighter. McKenna, an engineering mechanical designer, has carved a full-time career out of working temporarily for businesses. McKenna of Durham, who has been a contract temporary worker for the last five years, has never been unemployed and says he always has more work than he can do. He works both through staffing agencies and his own company, 3D Specialist, to find jobs. Five years ago, he decided his employer at the time didn't seem to have any loyalty towards its employees and he didn't want to be tied to just one employer. So he took the plunge as an independent contractor. "The money is good, my wife has the benefits covered and ever since I have been inundated with phone calls," McKenna says. "I have never been out of work for more than one week. I'm getting phone calls just about every day." PdUick Me On top of all that, he says the money is much better than full-time gigs as he commands around $40 an hour for most jobs. He generally works at a company for about nine months and makes about a third more than he wouid as afijU-timeemployee. For many companies, temporary workers like McKenna are becoming a critical component of their staffing plans. That includes Kollsman Inc. in Merrimack, an avionics, military and medical technology manufacturer with 580 employees. For the past four years, Kollsman has filled approximately 10 percent of its positions with temporaiy workers, says Jack MeStravock, vice president of human resources, MeStravock uses temporary workers as a way to stabilize his workforce and deal with short bursts of activity without layoffs once those bursts subside. Kollsman uses most of its 50 to 58 temporary employees in its subsidiary, KMC Systems Inc., which produces medical devices. 14 MARCH 2007 www,butinOHNHmagai(n..com akes his living as a temporary worker for companies, p MeStravock says temporary workers are as skilled as his employees and he sees no disadvantages. Thermo Fisher Scientific in Newington uses temporary workers for lower-level manufacturing positions, generally hiring people on a temporary-to-permanent basis. That allows the company to fluctuate its head count when necessaiy without eliminating any positions. During the past year, temporaryworkers made up about 5 percent of its workforce, says Karen Brieger, the senior human resources generalist. Companies like Kollsman and Thermo Fisher Scientific are keeping staffing firms hopping, with NH firms placing thousands of temporary workers annually, according to those in the field, "Instead of committing to that person, an employer says let's date for a while, let's see if you like it here and if 1 like you and not make that full 100 percent invesmient,"saysTraeey Madden, president of Mclntosh Staffing Resources. LLC in Dover. Madden, whose firm places oOice and professional workers, says temporary workers are valued in both strong and uncertain economic times. In cyclical markets, temporary workers allow employers to fill or eliminate positions without layoffs, she says, Wilh the economy gaining strength, it's an employee's market and people are jumping between jobs. That, says Madden, means "somewhere along the way we will need some bodies to Band-Aid the situation." During the past four years, Mclntosh Staffing Resources experienced brisk business in temporary placements, which accounted for 75 percent of its business. That's starting to shift slightly as there was a higher demand for pcnnanent placement workers in 2006, and temporary placements have dipped to 70 percent of the firm's business. TRENDS Following the Market Immediate Satisfaction Starting wilh the tiol-com bust in 2001 and 2002. David Ciuiierre/. president of TYMARK Ass^Kiates, LLC in Bedford, saw an uptiek in the demand for temporary placements. At its peak right after the dot-com bust, temporary placements accounted for 50 percent ofTYMARK's business. It has since dropped lo a steady pace of 20 percent, TYMARK places clients throughout New Hngland in numerous fields, including manufacturing, distribution, engineering, and finance, Gutierrez says. Unemployment trends in NH reflect the cycles experienced by Madden and Gutierrez, The economic boom of the late 1990s plummeted into a recession in 2001, The state unemployment rate rose from under 3 percent in ,ianuary 2000 to more than 4,5 percent by the middle of 2002, according to NH Department of Employment Security data. That rale has been steadily dropping since then, and unemployment has remained at 3.5 percent between November 2005 and November 2006. the last month for which data was available, "It was like a jobless recovery in that the economy stabilized but the job count didn't go up and llien it was very. very, slow in coming back." says Anita Josten. an analyst with empioyment security, of the slow decline in the unemployment rate. She says businesses are now cautious about investing in people until they arc more certain about the economic outlook. Liulicrrc/ describes the lure oftemporary workers in terms of two economic powerhouses. Wal-Mart and McDonald's, The WalMart mentality ts "I want it. I want it in abundance and I want it cheaply," says Gutierrez. The McDonald's mentality is you pull up to the window and "minutes later you pull away with every meal you want, exactly how you want it," Gutierrez says tcmporar>' employees can fill both needs. In the first ease, temporary employees do not require employers to pay ancillary costs, such as health care, vacation time and other benefits. He also points out they don't carry the same liability issues as full-time employees. Li ihe second case, temporary employees arrive trained and ready to lie productive, "In this day and age, the reality for every business owner is you need flexibility and you need to make as much income as you can with as much profit margin and minimum liability," he says. The needs of Wentworth Douglass Hospital in Dover fall more along the McDonald's line of thinking. The hospital uses temporal^ workers for short- atid longer-tenii clerical jobs when regular etnployees are not available. The hospital currently hires temporary employees to fill only two of its 1.600 positions on a regular basis. In late January. Wentworlh Douglass needed a fast typist for a seven- to 10-day job and additional staffing for two to three months in a physician"s office switching fi-om paper to electronic records. Human Resources Manager Kim .lacques called Madden and the two employees arrived ready to work two days later, Jaeques says temporary workers usually fill in for a leave of absence, a seasonal project or a gap between job vacancies. And since Madden is also a consumer at the hospital, "she's familiar with the community and is able to refer the right candidate Ibr the iob." .lacques says. There is no law in NH litniting the length of time employees can be hired on a temporary basis. Placements range from as little as a few days to years. McKenna says his average stint at one company is about nine months, during which he often does other jobs on the side on nighis and weekends. Kollsman uses temporary workers for periods averaging 90 to 120 days. Whatever the length of service, companies that focus on temporary slaffing fimis say business continues to be strong, Michael Lcccese, viee president of Tecimlcal Needs in Salem. says temporary staffing services ct>nimand competitive fees foi" two basic reasons: They actually save companies money and time. Since placement companies do the screening, records checking, and interviewing, companies get skilled candidates without having to spend the time to find them, says Leceese. "It's the speed of getting somebody in and it's the cost," he says, "It's a lot more eflective if they need someone for a short time." • Shaping Success FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE EMPLOYERS We work with New Hampshire employers in all aspects of the employeremployee relationship to develop practical employment policies and procedures that comply with the law and minimize die risk ot employment disputes. Michael Caliahan. Esq. Anne Scheer, Esq. David Garfunkel, Esq. Maria Mattiiews, Esq, David Phiilips. Esq, Dana Scott Laurei VanBuskirh. Esq. Call any member of our Employment and Labor Relations team to discuss your specific employ?nent related issues at 603-228-J181. elalLighcr. Caliahan & Gartrell, PC A multidisciplinary law firm Concord, NH | Augusta, ME 800-528-1181 LEARN MORE AT gcglaw.com BUSINESS N H M A G A Z I N E M A R C H 2007 1 5
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