why increasing employee productivity makes financial sense.

Increasing employee productivity is one of the main things you can do to make your business more efficient without spending much money. The process of increasing productivity, however, is something that needs to be approached from a practical, yet financial, standpoint. Here are four best practices to consider.

1. find dedicated employees

Trying to find employees on your own through an in-house HR department is not just time consuming. It can put you at a disadvantage. That’s because the HR department has to take care of current employees, on top of finding new ones.

Consider working with a recruitment firm to help boost employee productivity. With outside help, your company can let the recruiting be done by people who do it for a living. Recruitment firms can weed out employees who they know wouldn’t work for your company. This leaves you with a pool of applicants that are already several cuts above the regular workforce. These applicants have shown through either their work experience or resumes that they have the best chance of being extremely dedicated to the success of your company.

2. make sure employees fit in

Keeping employee productivity up means finding employees that fit with both each other and the culture of your company. Employees who share some of the same experiences generally increase effectiveness because they mesh well together. However, it’s equally important to get that balance of diversity and inclusivity right. Randstad specializes in building teams that work well together, which in turn leads to better individual performance and higher employee productivity.

3. motivating your employees

Keep your employees’ salaries in line with what they would be able to get elsewhere. This is a good way to foster the feeling that the company is looking out for them. By offering a starting salary that is comparable, or even slightly higher than average, you will be able to pick from the best available individuals in the workforce. Randstad understands what it takes to maximize employee productivity. We can tailor job offers to attract the right kind of employee, someone who is ready to work hard and help your business progress.

4. find out what obstructs productivity

There are times when there is something visible in the workplace that will affect how productive your employees are. Distractions should be taken care of quickly and completely by business leaders. Let employees know that distractions are not welcome in the workplace and there may be consequences for actions that significantly impede work processes.

Individual employees themselves may sometimes be the issue. Whether they have a negative attitude or can’t seem to get their work done, there are times that call for terminating an employee. The sooner this is done, the faster employee productivity will go up, especially if you fill the position with somebody who is genuinely happy to work for your company.

The most important thing you can do is find the right employees before you hire them. That will do more for increasing employee productivity than anything else. Randstad has been helping companies fill their employment needs with permanent, contract and temporary staff for a long time. We know how to find the best candidates to take you, and your business, to the next level.