How can MSPs Overcome Skill Shortages?
With skill shortages affecting almost every industry, MSPs have a tough task at hand, no matter their clients’ core business. According to ONS, there are currently fewer unemployed people than vacancies for the first time since records began. As well as this, Hays‘ research revealed 93% of employers to have faced skill shortages over the […]
Being Data-Driven is MUST for MSPs
MSPs have a central responsibility within the labour supply chain. In managing large contingent workforces, collaborating with multiple suppliers, and maintaining end hirer compliance, it’s easy to dismiss data analysis as a ‘nice to have’. Workloads can mount up, and pausing to reconfigure for data incorporation may seem like unaffordable time consumption. In the increasingly […]
Tackling Compliance: RTW Solutions for FM
Right to Work is a high-stake responsibility—especially for facilities management & security services companies with high volume workforces. It’s a process which many FM & SS hirers spend endless amounts of time and money on to avoid liability. And it’s easy to see why: companies found to be engaging illegal workers can face their details […]
Boost Client Value: 5 VMS Strategies for MSP Success
In the current MSP market, competition for clients is at an all-time high. With bigger and better solutions constantly popping up, you need to be more innovative than ever. Whilst a strong business strategy is essential, the current industry climate demands tech as a supporting tool. With the right VMS, you can enhance your service […]
How VMS Can Increase Cost Transparency for FM
Facilities management and security services, by nature, mean engaging high volume, high churn contingent workers. When urgent needs arise, clients expect a quick response—the right candidate with the right skills on-site fast. However, when it comes to getting paid, funds can easily exceed budget without sufficient visibility. With manual/paper-based methods, the constant flow of temporary […]
How VMS Could Help You Lower Costs for Your MSP
Contingent labour can be costly—add in outsourcing, and companies can accumulate huge bills. As an MSP, you need to compete, not only in terms of service but costs too. With Brexit and skill shortages having driven up labour costs, it’s vital you keep your managed service affordable to attain AND retain clients. It’s no longer […]
5 Client Reporting Mistakes for FM Companies to Avoid
FM companies are critical for clients, ensuring facilities are safe and functional for core business. In paying out for building maintenance, clients don’t just expect a positive outcome; they expect transparency too. For FM companies, this means regular client reporting, detailing worker compliance, timesheets, invoices, and POs, to name just a few. When gaps in […]
How Can FM companies Mediate Between a Fair Living Wage and Financial Viability?
With the recent 10.1% increase to the Real Living Wage (livingwage.org), many front-line facilities management and security services workers are set to receive improved salary rates. This offers a vital lifeline as the cost of living continues to rise. Personnel, including cleaners and security officers, though are amongst the lowest paid, are essential in keeping […]
Net-zero for Construction: What are the Costs?
Safiyah Ouaugena A Look at What Net-zero Means for Construction’s Outgoing Spend as We Move Towards the 2050 Target Net-zero is becoming a key focus f0r the construction industry . It’s something which has become an integrated part of almost every industry’s CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) targets; since the 2015 Paris Agreement, 192 countries […]
Brexit and Temp Workforce Management: How Turning to Tech can Help
How Implementing a Tech Solution into your Right to Work Checks can Keep you Compliant Post-Brexit With current Brexit reforms, it’s important to have a simple and effective strategy in place to continue sourcing non-UK labour compliantly. In managing a contingent workforce, this will be especially critical as a high turnover of workers means […]