5 Reasons Why You Should Hire Temporary Event Staff

Temporary staff can bring a wide range of benefits, yet for various reasons, many businesses are reluctant to hire them.  If you’re one of those, read on and you may well change your mind!

They Are Flexible

One of the main reasons companies want temporary event and promotional staff is simply the flexibility it offers.

Businesses will usually have long term plans and strategies in place for event personnel, but these can be side railed at any time by unexpected internal and external factors.  A last-minute event or change of venue can be an external factor, and internal issues such as sickness and time off can cause a sudden vacuum in the company’s staff resource pool.  Sometimes you just simply need experienced, skilled staff to suddenly step in and work an event for you (or your client).

At Envisage, we have a database of over 20,000 promotional staff that are willing and able to work for you at short notice.

They Are Experienced

While temporary staff can certainly help increase your bottom line, that shouldn’t be the only reason to hire them.

Temporary staff have the advantage of experience, having worked numerous events, exhibitions and campaigns for a wide range of companies and industries.  They can use this onsite experience and knowledge to help you improve your existing processes or implement practises that they have used successfully elsewhere.

They Could Be Future Permanent Staff

Employing temporary staff gives you the chance to try people in a job role before committing to the effort (and cost) of recruiting someone permanently.  Whether it is that individual or testing the viability of the job role in the long-term, hiring a temp is a more cost and resource efficient solution all round.

They Are Engaged

Another (often unfounded) worry of employers is that temporary staff are not as engaged or committed as permanent staff – this is not always the case.

The rise in the ‘Gig Economy’ (where people actively choose contract/temp work over permanent roles) shows the desire of workers for more flexibility to achieve that ‘holy grail’ of a great work/life balance.  These workers are typically more engaged with their work as they have dedicated their time to the current job assignment specifically. 

Temporary staff can also help to fire up and re-engage your permanent staff, bringing an enthusiastic set of fresh eyes to your team.  They can help ease the burden of heavy workloads, freeing up your permanent staff to concentrate on their core duties and responsibilities leading to a rise in productivity.

They Can Encourage You To Try Something New

A less obvious advantage of hiring temporary staff is that it gives your company an opportunity to expand into new markets or new products.  Maybe try a stand at that event or exhibition, or some sampling staff in a town centre?  Using temporary staff as a proactive strategic resource rather than a reactive stop gap solution can bring long term rewards and allow you to trial and review products and campaigns cost effectively and without long term commitment.

So, in short, hiring temporary staff for your event and promotional needs can bring a wide range of additional benefits such as flexibility, expertise, engagement and strategic potential.  Please contact us today to have a chat and come up with a tailor-made solution for you.