Relief for Business Owners and Executives
CORESTAFF SERVICES OFFERS EMPLOYERS SOLUTIONS
FOR COST-SAVINGS, TRAINING, RECRUITING AND OUTPLACEMENT DURING
ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
Houston, TX
- February 9, 2009 - Given the current state of the nation’s
economy, U.S. employers are seeking affordable and effective
ways to balance their needs to satisfy clients, maintain a
qualified work force, and manage costs with the need to honor
business and financial commitments to investors, bankers,
creditors and suppliers. CORESTAFF Services (www.corestaff.com)
is well equipped to provide advice, counsel and, potentially,
relief to businesses of all sizes who are faced with human
resources and staffing concerns. Much more than a temporary
staffing company, CORESTAFF Services offers business owners and
executives strategic programs that can ease some of the “people”
burdens that employers are carrying.
On Friday, Feb. 6, The Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the
nation lost 598,000 jobs in January 2009 and that payroll
employment has declined by 3.6 million since the start of the
recession in December 2007. Half of that decline has occurred in
the past three months. Unemployment increased from 7.2 percent
to 7.6 percent.
CORESTAFF, one of the nation’s largest
temporary staffing companies, is headquartered in Houston.
CORESTAFF employs more than 36,000 temporary workers annually
and operates more than 100 offices throughout the United States.
CORESTAFF ranks within the top 50 commercial staffing firms in
the United States with 2007 revenues of $342 million. The
company puts 6,000 to 8,000 people to work every week.
Options for Employers
Kristi Johnson, vice president of National
Sales Support for CORESTAFF Services, suggests that employers
consider CORESTAFF for some of these options:
Outplacement
services for laid off workers –
such as assistance with updating
resumes, assessing skills, and
providing job interviewing
training to soften the blow of a
lay off and demonstrate a
commitment to helping an
employee continue to be
successful with another company.
Engage
recruiting specialists to seek
highly qualified candidates for
critical jobs (open positions or
not) at all levels to save time
and money while deepening the
pool of employers’ “A” talent in
the search process.
Focus on ways
to retain the best talent and
engaging retention consultants
to ensure that highly valued
employees continue to feel
valued and challenged.
Outsource
some or many support functions
to contract workers or temporary
staff to reduce full-time salary
costs.
Engage a
staffing firm to assist with “onboarding”
functions such as providing
orientation classes, getting
them set up for building access
and computer log ins, and
issuing employee identification
badges.
Offer
Web-based, classroom or
telephone-based training for
full-time staff, temporary
workers or contractors to
enhance skills, improve
workplace satisfaction and
increase productivity in areas
such as leadership, project
management, computer programs,
interpersonal communication, and
customer satisfaction.
Cross-training also makes the
employee base more versatile.
Johnson also noted that many business owners,
executives and human resources managers may not be familiar with
payrolling services and the corresponding benefits they offer.
“Payrolling is a viable option especially for
large departments with specific functions such as call centers,
collections operations, shipping departments, or distribution
centers,“ Johnson explained. “A firm like CORESTAFF can help
employers reduce their payroll expenses and reduce their
exposure to benefits costs, payroll taxes, workers compensation
or unemployment claims, and overall administration of the
workforce. Employers can choose to take their employee payroll
and benefits functions back on their own when economic
conditions improve. Payrolling maintains the continuity of the
company’s workforce and preserves its ability to meet customers’
needs.”
Resources for Relief
For more information on any of the options or
services outlined by Johnson and CORESTAFF, please contact
corestaff@corestaff.com. The company offers
initial consultations with employers free of charge.
For more information on the company, please
visit
www.corestaff.com.
About CORESTAFF Services -
an Impellam Group plc company
CORESTAFF Services is one of the largest
national staffing firms in America, with offices in more than 20
states. CORESTAFF also operates as TeleSec CORESTAFF in the
Washington, DC area and Leafstone Staffing Services in the New
York City metropolitan area. CORESTAFF is not affiliated with
Core Staffing Services, Inc., which operates in the New York
Metro Area. CORESTAFF is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Visit CORESTAFF Services on the Web at:
www.corestaff.com.