In the year 2020, the novel coronavirus disease is spreading and it has changed the routine of the entire world. And the lockdown made all the businesses and industries shut down. But the staffing industry faced lots of effects and is declining in more than a decade. The staffing industry faces the impacts of COVID-19 just like other sectors.
The situation reached worse because –
- Due to Covid-19, businesses and companies were shut down where they suffered too much loss, and so they started to fire their employees.
- Thousands of employees are now jobless and using their savings for their daily life.
- The rise of permanent staffing reduced to zero and the unemployment rate started rising.
- Businesses and industries had seen the severe loss of revenue where they cannot even pay their pending invoices and payroll.
- People are not allowed to go freely outside until and unless they have urgent work for the prevention of coronavirus.
- Maintaining social distance and wearing masks became the daily routine of people going for work.
- The demand for all industries and sectors decreases except few like – basic items general stores. Medical and health sector.
Lockdown was not only for a few days or weeks, it continued for months. But happily, unlock has been done. The business is getting back again. Industries are getting back to work. But all the industries and business sectors are not hiring back the fired workers, they are demanding temporary workers for now. And this way now temporary staffing solutions are getting back to work. Temporary staffing services are now raising demands but few changes have been recommended by HR professionals.
Impacts in the temporary staffing industry!
Due to the novel coronavirus, industries ask workers to work from home. The hiring process is now performed remotely where they prevent physical interactions. Before looking at the way it can be done, let us see what are impacts in the temporary staffing solutions?
- Rising the turnover of the workforce – Workforce turnover has risen due to the fear of infection of the disease and its restrictions.
- Shifting in-demand – part-time or full time across the world has made abruption fall in the workforce demand in many of the sectors whereas there is a sudden rise in the healthcare sectors.
- Job oriented market – There is seen the sharp transition from the candidates market where best of the candidates can choose from huge offers, where candidates must have to adapt their high skills according to the available posts.
- New rules for Covid-19 – new rules are described for protecting the worker’s rights as well as their health.
And at the same time, there are many new opportunities and changes that emerged into the staffing industry –
Changes are recommended in staffing solutions!
As now the market is opening, many new jobs are opening up – mostly for essential temporary workers. The demand for temporary staffing services has been raised now.
- E-commerce sales have seen a rise of more than 70% and thus the demand for online shopping has now risen.
- There is a need for a temporary workers team for all sectors where the hiring process is completely changed.
- The hiring process interviews are now not arranged face to face, but it is done by calling or video conference. If possible for industries, candidates are asked to arrange skype interviews or call conferences.
- Temporary staffing solutions are asked to work via cloud software such as google excel sheets, emails from any of the devices for maintaining high productivity, and team collaboration.
These are few changes recommended in the temporary staffing solutions.