I read the article “Have your say about flexible working” on the Xpert HR blogs and it made me think of two things:
- To us in the Contracting/Freelance world it means freedom to chose roles, rates and in some ways, lifestyle.
- To HR it is all about flexibility in engaging employees and flexible ways of matching benefits and rights.
The second point is relevant when you consider my sweeping generalisation that much of the HR profession is not fully aware of the benefit Contracting (and associated trading forms) can bring to businesses. If you consider that a Parasol employee is both flexible and has rights then I am pretty sure that would be of benefit to end clients.
Don’t get me wrong I am all for working on the best ways for people to work and have flexibility but there are also some tricks end-clients miss that would help them save money and time. It would also help the “flexible economy” and ensure we remain lean and able to compete.
So next time you meet a HR person, explain the benefits of “employed” Contracting and if they don’t glaze over you have done us all a favour!
by Rob Crossland
“Flexible Working” what does it all mean??
March 19, 2009 in Industry comment, Life
I read the article “Have your say about flexible working” on the Xpert HR blogs and it made me think of two things:
The second point is relevant when you consider my sweeping generalisation that much of the HR profession is not fully aware of the benefit Contracting (and associated trading forms) can bring to businesses. If you consider that a Parasol employee is both flexible and has rights then I am pretty sure that would be of benefit to end clients.
Don’t get me wrong I am all for working on the best ways for people to work and have flexibility but there are also some tricks end-clients miss that would help them save money and time. It would also help the “flexible economy” and ensure we remain lean and able to compete.
So next time you meet a HR person, explain the benefits of “employed” Contracting and if they don’t glaze over you have done us all a favour!
Tags: contracting, economy, human resources