Back to Work: 10 Solutions That Empower Companies As They Reopen
June 30 2020 - 1:54PM
The global health crisis has forced companies of all sizes to
re-examine how they operate, innovate and compete. With some states
lifting COVID-19 restrictions while others are pausing their
reopening plans, employers face difficult questions on when to open
back up, how to protect employees as they return to work, and how
to manage their workforce efficiently.
To assist companies, Kelly, a global provider of
workforce solutions, has released a Redefining Work
playbook. From innovative office space planning to
flexible workforce scheduling and remote talent engagement, the
playbook offers practical solutions to prepare companies as they
navigate the challenges of the "new" workplace.
“Whether you’ve been in business for a short time
or for generations, whether you have thousands of workers or just a
few, we’re all back at the starting line,” says Debra
Thorpe, president of Kelly Professional & Industrial.
“Now, every business is a new business, and companies that make
smart choices today will thrive in the future.”
Despite U.S. unemployment at 13.3%, many businesses
find it difficult returning employees to work and attracting new
talent, as workers say they are worried about COVID-19 exposure.
Meanwhile, the pandemic has accelerated the need for companies to
enhance technologies, safety protocols and recruiting
processes.
Kelly is working with thousands of companies to
meet these challenges. It has identified and offers these
10 solutions to empower businesses as they
reopen:
- Implement Safety Tools: temperature screeners,
contact tracers and no-touch time clocks help prevent and control
the spread of COVID-19.
- Re-think the Workspace: reconfiguring offices
and manufacturing lines helps meet required social distancing
guidelines.
- Adjust Work Shifts: staggering office staff
schedules and adding shifts allows for ample cleaning times while
maintaining productivity.
- On- & Off-board Employees Online:
interviews, orientations and other HR functions can be managed
remotely, reducing risks for everyone involved.
- Engage Your At Home Employees: remote
mentoring and performance evaluation processes help employees who
work from home stay engaged and motivated.
- Offer Up-/Re-skilling Opportunities: the
pandemic has forced many businesses to acquire new skillsets, and
talent is scarce; determine if/how to retrain your
employees.
- Connect with Furloughed Employees: create an
online community for furloughed and even laid-off employees to
increase the likelihood they return once business does.
- Evaluate Your Talent Pipeline: the competition
for talent is fierce; this is the time to evaluate how robust your
talent supply chain is and what adjustments are needed.
- Implement a Human Cloud Solution: there are
more than 1,800 online talent platforms; aggregator tools can help
you find niche talent you never thought you needed.
- Plan for the Next Unknown: work with a
consultant to evaluate and enhance your organization’s ability to
respond to the next crisis quickly and effectively.
“COVID-19 has had such profound effects on the
global economy, even the most visionary business leaders weren’t
prepared,” Thorpe says. “The good news is that most businesses can
get through it.”
Kelly has helped businesses manage the global
pandemic for months. The company has placed thousands of trained
temperature checkers, provided multi-lingual contract tracers, and
installed no-touch time clocks with clients. Kelly has also
consulted on space planning and provided remote work solutions.
One Kelly client, a large food and drug retailer,
recognized the need to hire health screeners for all its grocery
stores as early as March. Within two weeks, health screeners were
hired and onboarded by local Kelly teams. By April 2 the first
screeners were in place, and today 450 Kelly temporary employees
support 27 locations across the country.
Another large global manufacturing client restarted
operations in one of its bigger U.S. locations. After Kelly
developed a plan to engage the temporary employees during the
furlough, 97% of them showed up for work on the first day back,
while less than half of their full-time workforce walked through
the doors.
Kelly experts are available to discuss effective
return to work solutions with reporters in more detail. Additional
resources:
- Download a list of Kelly’s Top
10 Reopening Tips here.
- Kelly’s full Redefining Work
playbook can be downloaded here.
- Download video of Deb Thorpe
discussing effective return to work strategies here.
About Kelly® Kelly connects
talented people to companies in need of their skills in areas
including Science, Engineering, Education, Office, Contact Center,
Light Industrial, and more. We’re always thinking about what’s next
in the evolving world of work, and we help people ditch the script
on old ways of thinking and embrace the value of all workstyles in
the workplace. We directly employ nearly 440,000 people around the
world, and we connect thousands more with work through our global
network of talent suppliers and partners in our outsourcing and
consulting practice. Visit kellyservices.com and let us help with
what’s next for you.
Media Contact
Christian Taske Kelly 248-561-8823
christian.taske@kellyservices.com
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