Summer brings unique staffing challenges. Accommodating employee vacation requests and changing business demands is essential.
Summer staffing forecasting helps you be proactive rather than reactive with your hiring needs. Implementing the following best practices helps your workforce remain productive.
Proactively Forecast Summer Staffing Needs
Anticipate your summer staffing requirements as early as possible. For instance, understand past trends, forecast demand, and identify upcoming projects and events requiring additional resources. Proactive planning helps address potential staffing gaps and minimize their impact.
Communicate Vacation Policy Information
Regularly communicate vacation policies, deadlines for time-off requests, and processes for shift coverage. Also, provide updates regarding staffing needs, schedule changes, and additional information to keep employees informed. These activities strengthen collaboration and help meet staffing challenges.
Offer Flexibility
Increased flexibility reduces challenges related to summer vacation requests. Remote work options, flexible hours, and part-time shifts help accommodate employee vacations while maintaining coverage.
Supporting work-life structure shows employees are valued, respected, and appreciated. These activities strengthen productivity, job satisfaction, and employee morale.
Cross-Train Employees
Training employees to perform different roles helps manage summer staffing challenges. Cross-training provides coverage flexibility, strengthens team cohesion, and increases workforce skill sets.
Employees’ ability to fill in for vacationing colleagues supports efficiency and adjustment to changing workloads. Ongoing skill development also strengthens career development.
Hire Temporary Workers
Temporary workers provide support during employee summer vacations and busy seasons. Experienced, vetted workers can quickly begin producing. These activities support smooth business operations and increase candidate pools for full-time employees.
The benefits of hiring temporary workers include:
- Scalability: Meet increased demand without long-term commitments.
- Specialized skills: Gain temporary workers with niche skills to complete additional projects and increase revenue.
- Streamlined hiring: Outsource temporary hiring to focus on revenue-generating activities.
- Tailored staffing solutions: Receive customized solutions to fit your temporary staffing needs and budget.
- Time savings: Access experienced, vetted temporary workers on demand.
- Cost savings: Hire temporary workers when needed and pay for only the services used. Reduce hiring, onboarding, and training costs.
Partner with a Staffing Firm
Get ahead of summer staffing challenges with Cardinal Staffing Services. Connect with us to start forecasting your summer staffing today.