8 ways technology is improving industrial recruitment

Online advertising

Advertising vacancies and shift opportunities is quicker and easier than ever.

Once published, the roles are visible instantly.

Saves time and money by reaching the widest possible audience.

Agencies will typically use a combination of their owndatabases and online job boards to maximise their exposure.

It’s a cost-effective, technology-driven approach that is proven to work.

Text messages

Not new, but still highly effective.

Instantly reaches large groups of suitable workers.

Relatively low-cost approach to communication.

Works best when used alongside other approaches.

Good agencies will target their messages so as not to adopt a scattergun approach.

App-based tools

Using smartphones and apps, allows workers to:

• manage their own availability• be alerted to the latest vacancies and shift opportunities• submit timesheets • clock in and out on-site• and countless other administrative tasks

This helps reduce paperwork, improves accuracy and provides instant access to data to make informed decisions on temporary worker requirements and shift cover for clients.

GPS check-in

Using a smartphone’s GPS signal, we can now allow workersto clock in and out on-site via their personal devices.

We can agree a geo-located ringfence with a client, so that workers can only clock-in once physically on-site and within a certain perimeter.

Provides instant updates to clients and agency, regarding worker numbers and presence on-site.

Much more efficient than paper-based systems.

Facial recognition

Alongside GPS check-ins, facial recognition tools ensure that workers can’t have colleagues clock in on their behalf.

Abolishes time-theft completely.

Per-second billing

GPS check-ins, facial recognition and app-based worker manement enables per-second billing to be implemented.

This ensures clients only pay for the time workers are physically on-site and working.

Complete visibility for clients with concise, interactive reports that provide an unprecedented level of detail regarding temporary workforces, in an easy to understand format.

Communication

Technology is an enabler of genuine two-way communication.

Workers can update agencies with their availability instantly and respond as soon as they’re alerted to a new vacancy – whether that’s via email, our website, our app, external advertising, text message, or one of our specialist recruiters calling them.

Communication with clients is improved through the level of data available helping make shift-planning and temporary worker management that much easier. Clients can access information whenever they want and receive real-time updates regarding their workers and future shift requirements. Of course, our recruiters are also on-hand to speak to whenever required too.

Paperless timesheets

Digital timesheets are auto-generated by our system once a worker has clocked in/out using the GPS and facial recognition systems. It means:

• No mountains of timesheet paperwork to deal with• Instant visibility of shift approvals• Query or sign-off timesheets quickly and easily• At-a-glance overview of attendance & arrival times• Historic records to review previous performance• Cloud-based backup so your data is safe and secure.

For more information, read our blog post on “How technology can make temp management easier” on our website, or contact one of our team of specialists to discuss your industrial recruitment needs.

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