2 DEPENDABLE TIPS TO HIRING AND MANAGING

SEASONAL EMPLOYEES

Once again, the holiday season is here, which for Store Managers means a lot of store

traffic, increased inventory, and as expected, a new bunch of seasonal workers. Studies

show that in the U.S alone, the season is expected to create up to 800,000 temporary

jobs.

Large retailers and smaller retailers will both need extra hands, but as most retailers

know, hiring seasonal employees, training and managing them can be a nerve-racking

experience. The good news, however, is that with a trustworthy web-based shift

planner, sometimes referred to as an online shift planner, and the right strategies, it is

possible to turn a seasonal employment experience into a productive, flawless, and

quite enjoyable experience. Here are some tips:

1. Make schedules available as early as possible

Posting schedules a couple of hours or minutes in advance is among the various things

that can easily irritate a seasonal worker, and usually leads to poor customer service, or

worse, no shows. This is one mistake you cannot afford to make with such workers,

reason being that they understand too well that they are temporary employees and

they are therefore likely to have little or no loyalty to the business.

With this in mind, an online shift planner or a web-based schedule planner is one

scheduling tool you simply can’t afford not to have if you intend to take on seasonal

workers. This is because an online shift planner makes it possible for employees, both

seasonal and permanent, to check out a new or an updated schedule as soon as it has

been published via their smartphones and other internet-enabled devices, and this

leaves them with sufficient time to get ready for their shifts.

Another advantage of using a web-based schedule planner during this season is that if

some your employees (both seasonal and permanent) feel that they will be unable to

work some of their assigned shifts for one reason or another, they will be able to

respond immediately via the software requesting shift swaps or time off.

2. Make communication the key throughout the season

As the saying goes, communication is the key to any success, and this applies to

managing seasonal employees too. Make sure you communicate with your seasonal

employees frequently to let them know of any changes in the schedule, work

announcements, and of everything they need to know or do before or during their

shifts.

A web-based shift planner or schedule planner of good quality should be in a position

to ease communication by allowing you to instantly communicate the latest

information via email or text.

Article Summary: -

Seasonal employees are meant to keep a business buzzing during the busiest season of

the year, which is fast upon us. However, seasonal employees don’t always integrate

into a business easily. In fact, taking on seasonal employees can lead to a few negative

workplace dynamics.

Here are some dependable tips on how to avoid personnel problems when managing

seasonal employees so as to make the season more productive, and to ensure that all

your seasonal workers want to return next time.

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