Why

Every business will have employees off at some point whether that be for planned circumstances such as holidays or maternity leave, unplanned such as sickness or need extra help to cover those busy times of year.

Even with planned leave such as holidays, these can mean your workplace is understaffed with little cover. Those providing cover can often feel overstretched or employees return from leave to a workload that has not been touched since they left. This often reverses any positive effects from having the holiday in the first place or can result in negative undercurrents and unnecessary workplace pressure leaving staff feeling undervalued.

So where possible it is best to have a contingency plan in place for these times through your existing workforce for bring in external help from an experienced recruiter.

Top Tips For Holiday Planning:

Preparation:

In order to plan your cover in advance have a documented and organised process for employees to request their holiday.

Busy Periods:

Think about if there are any times of the year that you would want an embargo or restriction such as your peak production time or end of year reporting, if so make sure this is documented.

Quiet Times:

There may also be times that you are very quiet and only need a skeleton cover in, if so make sure it is documented that leave should be saved for this time.

Notice:

If you need time to check requests before you can approve put in place that employees need to give notice of their request. If you have to refuse a request do so in a timely manner and offer a counter proposal of dates.

Final Tip:

Have a contingency plan!

Contingency Labour Plan:

Pre-booking contingency labour through an expert recruiter like Capital Outsourcing Group will ensure that the best quality workers are ring-fenced for your business to cover those crucial times exactly when you need them.

Capital Outsourcing Group offers solutions for all replacement, seasonal, holiday, sick, maternity/paternity/adoption cover whether that be short or long term.

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