Came across this offer on the SME Links Ireland group on LinkedIn, it was posted by Jackie Prendergast of Consulting Excellence.

Consulting Excellence are offering you and your clients a new Quick HR Health Check which has been designed by a CIPD qualified HR consultant to help you pinpoint any potential issues and/or risks in the critical business areas of HR legal compliance, performance and opportunity.They have compiled a questionnaire which will help you to identify any compliancy issues and give you a framework for implementing or improving good practice. This is a special Summer offer, free to members of SME Links Ireland (and their clients), with the exception of other HR Consultancies or their clients.
So just click on the link above and complete the short questionnaire (apparently takes only 5 minutes).
 Once they've had an opportunity to compile your results they'll come back to you with feedback detailing the process you need to follow to move towards compliance and indicating areas where you can improve your policies and practices.

Labels: compliance, Flexible Recruitment, jobs, Smart Work

Times are changing and we must change too. Flexitimers is now FREE to use. We're passionate about helping companies to find flexible professionals and helping skilled professionals find work. The matching system on the site helps employers screen candidates and remember - if you want to hire 'under the radar' you can use words to describe your company as opposed to the company name. So how does it work? Well as soon as you register, we'll upload credits in your account and you can post a job or project. Feel FREE to use the service.

Labels: Flexitimers, jobs, online recruitment, Recession

The title of the above article is the same title that appeared in The Irish Times last week and its becoming more and more apparent as we enter a global recession how true if companies want to remain competitive. Prof Cary Cooper who is an expert in organisational psychology spoke to the Irish Times ahead of delivering a paper to the 21st Annual James Smiley Lecture to the faculty of occupational medicine at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. In a recession some employers may be tempted to give less autonomy to their employees but he believes this is wrong and that most jobs are service based and can be done away from the office at varying times which reduces stress and anxiety leading to better productivity. We at Flexitimers could not agree more!!!

Labels: Flexible Recruitment, Flexitimers, jobs, Smart Work

Flexitimers attended the Big Debate in City Hall last Wednesday and were fortunate to put a question to the panel. The panel, which was chaired by by respected broadcaster John Bowman, consisted of Jay Bourke (Cafe Bar Deli), Martin Murray (Interactive Return), Brian Carey (Sunday Times), Marc Coleman (Newstalk), Mark Fielding from ISME, Damian Young Head of Small Business, Bank of Ireland, Paula Fitzsimons, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor author and Pat Lynch, Chairperson of Dublin City Enterprise Board.

Q: Did the panel think that companies (under pressure to cut headcount) were more likely to outsource activities or use part-time, freelance and contract staff in order to remain competitive during these challenging times?

Summary: there was unanimous agreement that companies must outsource and use flexible staff to stay in business.

Quotes:
Marc Coleman - 'there is no doubt, no option that companies will have to outsource / use agency staff'

Pat Lynch 'your largest overheads walk in to your company on two feet....businesses must control these costs', 'It (outsourcing and using flexible staff) is a good business strategy'

Jay Bourke - If you're not letting people go, you'll go out of business, outsource right away'

Brian Carey 'It's a growing trend in Irish businesses'

This is good news for Flexitimers and particularly good news for employers out there facing the challenge of headcount cuts yet who still have projects to complete. Flexitimers offers these employers access to a pool of highly skilled and experienced professionals who are available for part time, contract and freelance positions and projects.

You can see more pictures and coverage of the event by clicking this link.

Labels: Flexible Recruitment, Flexitimers, jobs, Out and About, Recession, Smart Work

Another interesting article featuring the National Productivity Centre and the Irish Management Institute on productivity in a recession says "in the midst of the financial upheaval enveloping the economy at present, the onus is on companies to react quickly and decisively. They must increase their productivity and become more innovative in order to stay competitive and, ultimately, increase their bottom line".
The knee jerk reaction has been to look at cutting employees left, right and centre but once this is over and there is still work to be done hiring full time/permanent staff is daunting to say the least. Enter Flexitimers - a way to hire excellent, experienced staff with no pretence - you are hiring them for a flexible job or project. You have hired them to get X job done in Y time. Simple as that. Using a site like Flexitimers - quick and low low cost is the only way of hiring skills in a market like today. For more on this article click here.

Labels: Flexible Recruitment, Flexitimers, jobs, Recession, Smart Work

The Irish Times article profiling Flexitimers.com was spot on in highlighting the advantage the site offers to employers in this uncertain economic time. The article points out that many employers maybe looking at hiring "flexible professionals" for previous full time positions - "employers may be reluctant to hire additional full-time staff, but still have work or projects they need completed on a flexible basis".

The cost benefits of a " flexible professional" over a full time employee are obvious but the low cost of posting a job or project on the site will also help business owners or HR Managers maximise their spend on recruitment.

The article also points out the different target markets the site will appeal to - contractors and freelancers accross all industries, professional women who have certain family committments, retired people who had professional careers etc, many of these groups had up to now been ignored by recruitment comments - this means Flexitimers.com offers employers access to a pool of professional people who, given their need for flexibility and stage of their career may not be on the books of the recruitment agencies around town.

Think about that - a new group of professional flexible people wanting work - now that makes sense today!

Labels: Flexitimers, jobs, Media Coverage, online recruitment, Smart Work

Flexitimers was born out of need: a need of employers to hire people (but not full time permanent people) and people who wanted work (but not full time permanent basis). As Employers, Business Owners or HR Managers we know you are always looking for good staff - especially when the economy is slowing down. Flexible professionals make good economic sense. Think about it - could 'Flexible Professionals' make sense for you?

1. Flexible professionals cost a lot less than full time staff
2. Flexible professionals come in and get the job done
3. Flexible professionals can be used only when you need them

Flexitimers is the only place you will find a group of professional people looking for flexible work. This is because they have been ignored by recruitment companies. Recruitment companies have had it too good for too long - seriously, if it's time to tighten our belts then it's time to find a new innovative way to hire good people - WELCOME TO FLEXITIMERS.

Labels: Flexitimers, jobs, online recruitment, Smart Work