Supply & Demand Chain Executive
December, 2009
"Three Key Factors in Using Contract Labor Effectively"
By Adam Cummins
Adam Cummins explores best practices in using contract labor to supplement companies’ existing labor pools—a critical issue in today’s economic environment where layoffs have occurred and businesses realize the need to support their workload without hiring new employees on a large scale. “To face this challenge, employers typically increase their use of contract labor to augment their existing employee base…However, choosing the right type of contract labor can mean the difference between a cost-effective, well-oiled staff machine and a group of subpar or overservicing, expensive resources.”
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