Use of Project Contractors Skyrockets – How are you keeping track of your Contractor Staff?

In what might be a sign of the current economic climate, HC Online reports that many companies are now opting to keep a limited team of full time-permanent staff, and bring skilled contractors on board for special projects as they are required. 

An annual survey by Resources Global Professionals canvassed the opinions of Australian senior consultants who work on a project basis across a range of sectors. While the results revealed that senior project workers are increasingly in demand, 75% of senior project consultants admitted that they needed to be flexible with their pay rates for the period ending July 2011. 

62% of project consultants also indicated their services had been more demand than in the previous year. The financial services and resources sectors continue to offer the most project work, and despite the apparent decline of the Australian manufacturing sector, 28% of those surveyed predicted there would be project opportunities for them within this sector. 

The top three reasons given for businesses engaging contracted project professionals over the past 12 months were: 

1. Staff shortages causing inability to execute projects; 

2. Large scale projects requiring additional people; and 

3. Lack of in-house expertise 

Are you having trouble keeping track of your contractor staff? 

Struggling to keep track of paper timesheets and work records? A web-based time and attendance management system could be the answer to your problems.

A web-based time and attendance management system can easily track your contractor or consulting professional’s time. Workers simply log in and out electronically or via a smart mobile device, and assign their time to specific projects or tasks - providing management with valuable insight into a contractor’s daily activities as well as completed work, pending work, and the amount of time spent on certain projects. 

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