Pros of hiring personnel through a staffing agency
- When hiring through a staffing agency it reduces the company’s business liabilities
- Staffing agencies have years of market knowledge when it comes to standard salary ranges for a particular position and market history
- Avoids unemployment costs when businesses slows down and are forced to lay off employees
- Quickly get temporary employees when workloads increase unexpectedly without having to waste time and money in advertising and recruiting
- Allows businesses to evaluate an employee without any commitment
- Saves money as it is cheaper to hire a temp than hiring permanent employees with benefits
- The agency is responsible for and bears the financial burden of recruiting, screening, testing and hiring workers; payroll expenses and paperwork; payroll and withholding taxes; unemployment and workers’ compensation insurance; and any employee benefits they may wish to provide. Some agencies even provide training such as software application tutorials, certifications and/or licenses.