{"id":34333,"date":"2014-08-01T10:43:22","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T10:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discovery-graduates.com\/?p=1006"},"modified":"2014-08-01T10:43:22","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T10:43:22","slug":"employers-should-offer-induction-programme-for-temporary-workers-says-rec-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/employers-should-offer-induction-programme-for-temporary-workers-says-rec-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Employers should offer induction program for temporary workers, says REC report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.discovery-graduates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/managers.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1012\" alt=\"managers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.discovery-graduates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/managers.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEmployers should offer an (abridged) induction program to temporary workers, a new report by the Recruitment &amp; Employment Confederation (REC) has suggested.<br \/>\nThe report, \u2018Flex appeal: Why freelancers, contractors and agency workers choose to work this way\u2019, argues that taking measures to create a more concrete relationship between employers and members of their temporary workforce will help to \u2018increase the employability of workers and enhance productivity and commitment\u2019.<br \/>\nThe report also went on to make a series of recommendations as to how the employer-temp relationship can be enhanced even further. This was as follows:<br \/>\n\u2022 Set up performance management processes, communicate and give regular feedback;<br \/>\n\u2022 Ensure line managers encourage and facilitate positive workplace interaction between permanent and agency staff<br \/>\n\u2022 Make training opportunities available to all staff, including temporary workers<br \/>\nAccording to the report taking the above actions will \u2018give temporary workers the resources to perform their role well, transfer relevant knowledge and socialise workers into the workplace\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Temporary work a good route to permanent roles for entry level workers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><br \/>\nFurther findings from the research indicated that temporary work can be beneficial for those at a number of stages in their career, including entry-level workers.<br \/>\nMuch like taking up a paid internship or work experience placement, temporary work can help create a pathway to permanent roles by furnishing graduates and other entry level workers with the skills they need to succeed in the world of work.<br \/>\nThis idea was supported by the range of reasons cited for taking up temporary work, which included the ability to gain experience in a new role.<br \/>\n\u201cI can at least put something down on my resume. You are sending off your resume and they are not coming back because they don\u2019t see that your experiences are transferable. You apply for a job and they make a decision based on your application. With temping you have a chance to prove yourself,\u201d said Edward an office professional.<br \/>\nIf you are considering hiring graduates into your workforce on a permanent or temporary basis, Discovery Graduates can help with all stages of the graduate recruitment process including attraction, recruitment and retention.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employers should offer an (abridged) induction programme to temporary workers, a new report by the Recruitment &amp; Employment Confederation (REC) has suggested. The report, \u2018Flex appeal: Why freelancers, contractors and agency workers choose to work this way\u2019, argues that taking measures to create a more concrete relationship between employers and members of their temporary workforce [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34333\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}