Professional-Identitty specialises in recruiting part-time professionals for small businesses. Small businesses, in partuicular can benefit from hiring part time professionals for many resaons, some of which we outline below.
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It is a cost-effective way of getting the right skills in the right place
Part time staff can be more efficient and effective as they are fresher
You can often get a better quality candidate in a part time role as they may take a step back in order to get the flexibility
Part time roles, often lead to a higher headcount, this can ensure more opportunities for review
More people in small businesses, can be very good, as it brings more perspectives to an issue: fuelling creativity
It can be an effective way of creating development opportunities within small functional teams, as there are more roles and therefore more opportunities for promotion: creating a micro-version of a team in a much larger company
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| Often part time staff work part time because they have commitments outside of work, this can reduce their flexibility where workloads increase and can lead to longer lead-times on projects
If a team is too part-time they may be seen as inaccessible by the business
There is more management time involved for part time workers not only in terms of individual development needs, but also in terms of the need to plan ahead and communicate effectively.
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Articles we have written on part time workers:
| Building a finance team for growth
| This article was first published in Finance & Management, the monthly magazine of ICAEWs Finance & Management Faculty. The faculty helps accountants in business to perform at their best. For more information on the benefits of membership see www.icaew.com/fmjoin
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