Managing Contractors Training

Successful businesses thrive because of their people.

There’s nothing quite like having a group of talented, dedicated, and loyal employees who have built strong working relationships with each other as a result of working together frequently over a long period.

And yet, there are certain situations where a contractor makes a perfect addition to the team, provided they are properly managed.

Firstly, they can offer a quick fix to your problems. For example, if you need to get some maintenance work done and you employ a full-time maintenance team, you also need to pay them an ongoing salary - complete with benefits like paid holiday and sick leave, you also need to manage that team and supply equipment and so on, so in this instance, it’s much simpler, and cheaper, to use an external contractor. This, in turn, could mean that your employee salary budgets are left unaffected since contractor work is often paid for from a different budget pot.

Secondly, contractors tend to offer increased flexibility and independence. When you hire a new employee, there’s often a period of adjustment as you induct them into your organisation, provide them with training, and bring them up to speed on company values, policies, and procedures - which does have huge long term benefits. But by using a contractor, you can bypass a lot of the onboarding process - except for health and safety - and let them get to work.

Lastly, you gain an increased access to skills, talent, and new business. Contractors have a particular set of existing skills and contacts which they’ve built and honed over time. By using contractors, you’re accessing a world of readily-available and specialised talent, and they can open up your organisation to networking opportunities with other individuals and businesses too.