10 benefits of hiring a contractor

Some people still view contractors and temps as low paid employees with no skills or qualifications, but this is far from the truth. Hiring a contractor through an agency can significantly improve your business in various ways.

1. Flexibility

If you are finding it difficult to pre-empt business requirements in the current economic environment, taking on a contractor can provide you with the flexibility you need, without making a long term and costly commitment.

2. Skilled, adaptable candidates

Contractors are often highly skilled, adaptable, and ready to hit the ground running, as they have quite often temped in other assignments and are familiar with quickly familiarising with new working environments.

3. Control your headcount

If you hire a contract worker through an agency, they are employed by the agency.

Therefore, you can increase productivity without breaching a ban on increasing headcount.

Learn more about our contract and temporary recruitment offering.

4. Working interview

The cost of hiring a permanent employee, only to find that they aren’t the right match is significant. Taking on a contractor allows you to “try before you buy”. This works both ways for the contractor and the employer.

You can also consider a temp-to-perm contract, where both parties agree to a temporary assignment (for up to 6 months), before converting to a direct employment contract.

5. Cuts out the cost of the recruitment process

Many hiring managers don’t have spare time to spend sifting through hundreds of CVs to find that star candidate - so let us do the hard work for you!

As an agency, Morgan McKinley conducts face-to-face screening, ensures regulatory compliance, and provides onboarding support for all contractors, which means you can cut out all of this time when hiring a contractor.

6. Instantaneous

We can dispatch a contractor with you as quickly as you need them!

At Morgan McKinley, our typical turnaround time for a shortlist is 24 hours, with many of our clients having successfully secured contractors within 1-2 business days - much shorter compared to hiring a permanent employee.

7. Reduce administrative burden

When hiring a contractor through an agency, the agency is in charge of their payroll, relieving your HR team of related administrative tasks.

All you need to do is pay a service fee to the agency.

8. Allows you to “rent” a niche skillset

Hiring a contractor allows you to hire someone if you have a project where you need a specific skillset, but you will not have a requirement for this skillset in the long-run.

9. Showcase your company

Hiring candidates on a temporary basis allows you to showcase the benefits of working for your company. If your contractors see what a great place to work it is, they will be fighting over any of the permanent opportunities that arise!

10. Tells the agency what you need

Going through the process of hiring contractors gives you the opportunity to teach the recruitment agency about your needs and preferences. We can learn from your feedback on each contractor, making any future processes even more efficient and successful.

If you have a temporary or interim requirement across any area of your business, get in touch with us today.