Food Industry News® — May 2022
HR MATTERS
What Attracts Hourly Employees? It’s never been more difficult to hire hourly employees. Large companies and franchise restaurants are driving up wages to win employees, but there are other ways to compete for employees. If you can’t afford to pay top dollar, here are some popular and proven strategies to attract, hire, and retain hourly employees. What a Worker Really Wants... Hourly employees want more time and flexibility in their daily lives. Even if you can’t give employees the ability to work from home, you can still save them time and money. Health insurance and voluntary benefits are typically something hourly employees of small businesses could only dream of having, but now you can make those dreams come true. Providing your employees with Fortune 500 health plans and benaefits packages is key to attracting and retaining top talent. Choose HR Griffin Wilson solutions that best fit your company’s needs. Assistant Vice President Employco An HR company’s affordable solutions will save your company time and money and help attract new hires. Health and voluntary benefit packages are extra perks that allow for more personalization that can help satisfy the unique needs of each worker, especially in today’s multigenerational workforce. Many come at little to no cost for your business. The voluntary benefits market has been expanding steadily over the years and will continue to grow in 2022. Dental and vision care continue to be standard voluntary benefits, but as inflation continues to impact workplaces and personal lives, nontraditional offerings like critical illness, hospital indemnity, pet insurance, identity theft and group legal are becoming popular. One of the best perks of voluntary benefits is that they are, in fact, optional, so employees can opt for the coverage that matters most to them. Since employees often face unique stressors or challenges, employers can partner with an HR company to offer a wide array of benefits and services to support their workforces without stretching their own resources. The pandemic has undoubtedly increased employee stress, depression and anxiety. As a result, many employees need more mental health support than before the pandemic. On the other hand, employees may have put off preventive care or other health care services during the pandemic. One way to combat those issues is to help make remote health services more accessible and affordable. To ensure employees receive necessary physical and mental health support, telemedicine or remote health services can help increase accessibility to resources and treatment; they have proven to be a valuable and cost-effective way to receive medical care from the comfort of home. As such, telemedicine is quickly proving to be a game-changer, and employers will want to consider adopting or expanding their cur rent offerings to accommodate it. Showing YOU the Money... Businesses are also feeling the pain of inflation. Add rising costs to a tight labor market and really, how can you compete for employees on your own? Using an HR outsourcing partner’s innovative solutions with Fortune 500 buying power, and they can pass their savings directly to you. Affordable solutions will save your company time and money. Stop juggling employment challenges, labor shortages, high renewal costs, and limited benefit offerings. Choose a company to help you regain the valuable time you’re constantly losing so you can focus on what you do best—growing your business! For more information or answers to any questions you might have about your specific business needs, contact Rob Wilson – rwilson@ employco.com. You can also see Employco’s ad in this issue on page 3.
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