Many of today’s companies are taking advantage of staff leasing services and the perks
they bring. However, staff leasing
comes with the possibility of several pitfalls. After all, no business strategy
can claim to be completely fail-safe, right? The good thing here though is the
possible pitfalls of this staffing arrangement can be easily avoided by the
clients.
Here now are some of the pitfalls that skeptics have often
cited to counter the perks touted by long-time
clients of employee leasing
companies. They are followed by tips on how they can be avoided.
1.
The quality of the service matches the cheap
rates of the service providers.
This is a very condescending statement which suggests that staff leasing companies cannot be
expected to give high-quality services because their prices are very little to
begin with. What detractors fail to consider is that many of these companies
are from developing countries in Asia and Latin America. Once currencies and conversions
are applied, that “little” amount becomes a significant sum for the service
provider. Hence, it cannot be said that they are operating on very cheap costs.
TIP: It’s actually right to question if a leasing company
charges too little. “Too good to be true” rates aren’t really good sometimes. So
when you are screening companies to hire, don’t immediately choose the one that
offers the lowest rates.
2.
Since employee management is in the hands of the
staff leasing company, clients will
have less control over the leased personnel and the work they are doing.
This is an erroneous assumption. In fact, clients will
always have the highest authority when it comes to SOPs and delegating tasks to
specific employees. The leasing company is always free to give their
recommendations; but if the client is adamant about a specific preference, the
service provider will comply to keep him satisfied.
TIP: As the client, you need to give clear instructions and
make your preferences be known to your service provider because the latter will
do what it can to please you.
3.
It will be difficult to train leased personnel,
especially if the service provider is overseas. Hence, the arrangement will not
benefit the client because the staff won’t know what to do.
On the contrary, staff
leasing companies boast highly trained and skilled employees. Clients who
pay for their services will in fact benefit more because they won’t have to
spend for training the employees. The staff they lease can immediately go to
work with minimal instructions and monitoring.
Remember that service providers will offer only the services
they specialize in. That’s why we have different kinds of staff leasing companies. Some offer HR services, bookkeeping,
computer programming, website optimization, virtual assistance, and so many
more. What clients simply need to do is find a company whose staff can fill in
the vacant positions in their business.
TIP: Ask your service providers for ideas and
recommendations. If they have been in business for years now, they will have
plenty of excellent suggestions that you might be able to use to improve your
business operations.