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At the heart of every great company is responsible, considerate staffing practices. As experts in managed labor solutions, we’ve rounded up our top tips for coping with a short-staffed team.
Employees are the heart and lifeforce of every business, and without their efforts and commitment to the job, no company could survive for long.
Modern temporary staffing agencies have been around for quite some time now. Around the time of the Second World War, staffing agencies began to appear in the US to fill labor shortages due to the war efforts. From the 1940s onwards, temp staffing has grown outwards and upwards, to the point of near globalization. Practically […]
One of the services we are most proud of here at LACOSTA is our proprietary insourced managed labor solution. However, in order to truly understand the value of our managed labor solution, one must first understand the alternatives that the market currently offers businesses needing to solve labor shortages. The most common solution to labor […]
At LACOSTA, one of the business solutions we offer our clients is managed labor, which enables manufacturers, warehouses, and production facilities to minimize labor shortages. In this article, we will explore the unique aspects of our managed labor offerings, how they can help your business, and how they compare to other labor shortage solutions currently […]
As the United States reopens after months of lockdown, business owners have many new health and safety obstacles to manage while also having to ensure the right-sized workforce for a smooth return to work. New strategies for managing, scheduling, and protecting against the risk of further infection will be required even as companies attempt to […]
While it’s too soon to know when the rebound from COVID-19 will come, it will come – it always does. When it does, manufacturers will find themselves needing to hire a large number of qualified workers to quickly and effectively handle spikes in demand – all while competing with local manufacturers and other industries for […]
Pet rocks, 8-track tapes, Jazzercise and shoulder pads… the 1980s gave us things we miss and things we don’t. It’s subjective, mostly. Jazzercise never really went away and the high ponytail scrunchie is staging a comeback. But there are some things about the ’80s that should definitely not return. Take hiring trends, for example. In […]
A tight labor market with high demand for skilled workers has manufacturers constantly searching for labor. As a traditional method for filling gaps in your workforce, temporary agencies are a familiar option for filling a variety of skilled and unskilled positions. But there are serious drawbacks to this type of outsourcing, which is plagued by […]
Who would you trust more to help fill your labor needs on the production floor, in the warehouse, on the dock, and throughout your plant: a business partner or a vendor? With unemployment at a record-low, the labor market has become increasingly competitive and manufacturers are struggling to source and retain talent. Traditionally, temp staffing […]
