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Coaching/developing employees: 7 steps for supervising temps

Managing temporary workers (temps) is a challenge. Temps, however, can increase flexibility in a workforce, provide for short-term coverage, simplify the hiring process, and even let an employer try out a worker it might later decide to hire. That's why it's important to make them feel like part of the team. Here are some tips for successfully working with temps.

7 steps for supervising temps

  1. Be clear. Provide the temp with a specific job description and clear expectations.
  2. Give them a chance. The temp may be an expert in the skills the job requires but will likely need time to adjust to the specific way things are done at your company.
  3. Keep them in the loop. Include temps in meetings and emails that directly relate to the projects they have been assigned.
  4. Make them feel like a part of the team. Invite them to the conference room for a piece of another team member’s birthday cake or to join your group for lunch.
  5. Take them seriously. Temps observe the best and worst in lots of workplaces. They may have valuable suggestions about how to improve yours.
  6. Remember the rules. Workplace health and safety rules, as well as laws concerning harassment and discrimination, apply to everyone in your workplace, including temps.
  7. Replace them (the last resort). If, after making a reasonable attempt to solve problems that come up with job performance or how the temp is fitting in, you have the right to ask the staffing agency for a different employee.
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InstituteContingent WorkforceFrontline ManagerHR EdgeEmployee RelationsEmployee RelationsContingent WorkforceTemporary EmployeesHR ManagementEnglishAnalysisFocus AreaHuman ResourcesUSA

Coaching/developing employees: 7 steps for supervising temps

InstituteContingent WorkforceFrontline ManagerHR EdgeEmployee RelationsEmployee RelationsContingent WorkforceTemporary EmployeesHR ManagementEnglishAnalysisFocus AreaHuman ResourcesUSA

Managing temporary workers (temps) is a challenge. Temps, however, can increase flexibility in a workforce, provide for short-term coverage, simplify the hiring process, and even let an employer try out a worker it might later decide to hire. That's why it's important to make them feel like part of the team. Here are some tips for successfully working with temps.

7 steps for supervising temps

  1. Be clear. Provide the temp with a specific job description and clear expectations.
  2. Give them a chance. The temp may be an expert in the skills the job requires but will likely need time to adjust to the specific way things are done at your company.
  3. Keep them in the loop. Include temps in meetings and emails that directly relate to the projects they have been assigned.
  4. Make them feel like a part of the team. Invite them to the conference room for a piece of another team member’s birthday cake or to join your group for lunch.
  5. Take them seriously. Temps observe the best and worst in lots of workplaces. They may have valuable suggestions about how to improve yours.
  6. Remember the rules. Workplace health and safety rules, as well as laws concerning harassment and discrimination, apply to everyone in your workplace, including temps.
  7. Replace them (the last resort). If, after making a reasonable attempt to solve problems that come up with job performance or how the temp is fitting in, you have the right to ask the staffing agency for a different employee.
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