Growth is good and getting ahead of the curve is even better. Adding headcount before its mission critical is the difference between a thriving business and having to constantly put out fires. Growing your team permanently or temporarily when needed can help keep talent happy, avoid revenue loss, and deter customer discontent. 
Here are three ways to tell if it’s time to grow your team. 
  1. Hi-fives all around, you just landed a new client and huge work order. Whether you have an A-Team or not, it’s a perfect time to reassess your workforce. Change is good and current team members might want to stretch their skills and try something new. Adding to your workforce will adequately facilitate job knowledge transfer and give workers that would like to try something new, a chance to do so. In addition, If your talent pool needs a facelift, this could be the perfect opportunity to quickly onboard new talent via on demand labor services. Doing so will bring in new employees with fresh perspectives, eager to contribute. It will also allow you as an employer to assess fit before committing long-term.
  2. Burnout warning, your current workforce is being asked to pick up additional shifts to meet job demands. Which can lead to team members missing out on their personal commitments. Overworked employees are less productive and more likely to leave. According to a study by the University College London, Employees working a 55-hour week face a 33% increased risk of stroke than those working a 35 to 40-hour week. Working 61 to 70 hours a week increases the risk of coronary heart disease by 42%, and working 71 to 80 hours increases it by 63% (Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Adding helping hands will help keep your A-Team productive, engaged, and decrease burnout in your workforce.
  3. Complaints are up and customers are socializing their concerns about poor product/service. According to bigcommerce.com 74% of consumers identify word of mouth as a key influencer in their purchasing decisions. In a digital communication driven world, one sour tweet or review could lead to irreparable harm to your company’s reputation.

If one or all of the above rings true, strong consideration should be given to adding to your headcount. Reducing work overload and burnout can help keep your labor force productive, engaged, and happy.

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As Covid-19 Spreads, Laborocity’s Tech-enabled Hiring Platform Matches Workers with The Companies That Desperately Need Them 

 

Computer Algorithms Demonstrate the Power to Match Hourly Workers with Open Jobs Instantly 

 

Radnor, PA, March 19, 2020 – While millions of Americans are being forced to work from their homes as a result of the Coronavirus, hundreds of thousands who have been displaced are searching for work that cannot be done remotely. At the same time, the disruption has created strong demand within certain industries like grocery stores. Laborocity, the leading workforce technology platform, is seeing a surge of hires for contract and 1099 workers for hundreds of companies ranging from start-ups to enterprise. Laborocity currently has thousands of workers prepared to enter industries that include but are not limited to warehouse, e-commerce, call centers, grocery stores, logistics, and preventative cleaning.

 

Laborocity’s tech-enabled process uniquely identifies qualified candidates based on a series of requirements such as job experience, skills, geolocation, performance ratings, AI-enhanced pre-screening, and machine learning outcomes to rapidly fill open positions. 

 

CEO of Laborocity Lynn Bruder said, “There are currently 53 million workers in the Unites States that work in roles that are paid hourly and need to keep working to earn a living and provide for themselves. Laborocity can provide them the work that they need to not only survive this global pandemic but also to continue to work once we get past these trying times.” Bruder continued, “We can bridge the gap between people who are willing and able to work and the companies that provide essential services who need them.”

 

On a seamless and intuitive platform, companies and potential employees complete an initial easy step-by-step application process. From there, Laborocity’s advanced proprietary AI and Machine Learning matching algorithm efficiently matches workers with jobs by location. Laborocity manages everything through its website or mobile App including preliminary screening, tax forms, paperwork, background checks, and even payroll. Laborocity’s policy of weekly payroll for employees makes work opportunities for their partner companies competitive and more appealing to ensure retention. Each company has the capability to approve weekly hours via the Laborocity app and track doer performance, further assuring that they always have the best person for the job. 


For more information or to begin the hiring process, both candidates and companies can go to www.laborocity.com, email the Laborocity team at info@laborocity.com, speak to the 24/7 customer support team at (844)452-2676, or text your questions to (844) 556-3637. Download the Laborocity App through the App Store or Google Play.