How to Improve Relief Staffing Services

Staff is a most integral part of a business. Similarly, in a pharmacy, a pharmacist holds an important position. Therefore, the presence of pharmacists regularly is substantial. Community health services are incomplete without the assistance of a pharmacist. From understanding and managing the prescriptions, delivering the right medicines, vaccinations, health checkups, handling patient’s queries, and whatnot. A pharmacist is responsible for supervising the healthcare needs of society.

But, what will a business owner do when his pharmacist staff is on a leave? The most suitable answer for this question is hiring a “Relief Staff”. An employer will be more than happy if they have got someone to fill in for their absent pharmacist. A relief pharmacist fills in for the unavailable pharmacist in a pharmacy store which saves the pharma store owner from delays and hassles in their regular work.

The situation of the relief staff in the industry is quite worrisome. Because of the high competition in urban areas of Ontario, the wage rate for a relief staff is as low as $35/hour, whereas, the standard wage rate should be around $50/hour. If the travel expenses of the staff are considered, then this wage rate stands to be too low. The candidates are working at a really low wage rate because of the limited job availability in the Industry.

However, the question arises as to why the wage rates are so low? The factor that contributes to the cutback in the wage rates is the higher commission rates charged by the staffing agencies from the candidates. An approximate rate of commission charged by the agencies ranges from 7%-20%, which increases the charges and eventually the pharmacists get a really low wage rate in their hands. Not only the commission, but the travel expenses of the staff also add up to lowering the wages earned.

Here Local Skills come to the rescue!

At Local Skills, we prioritize offering employment to the local candidates so that the competition, as well as the commuting expenses of the candidates, are reduced substantially. Not only a candidate but, business owners and the staffing agency are in benefit too. Understand here how we work keeping in mind the interest of all.

• Our priority is to provide maximum benefits to the local candidates of relief staff.
• The extra and unnecessary expenses are reduced for the employees.
• We pick and promote those staffing agencies that charge minimum commission for their services, benefiting the employees.
• Reduced rates of commission help the businesses to pay more to the relief staff.
• Reduced cost of hiring for the agencies so they can charge fewer commissions.
• A lower cost of hiring enables better pay rates for pharmacists.
• Staffing Agencies are not at a loss even after reducing the hiring costs.
• Benefiting staffing agencies that are charging less or even no commission.
• The relief staff does not have to struggle too much to get better wage rates and job availability.
• Candidates have to pay less or no commission to the agencies and hence increase their chances of employment.

Thus, at Local Skills, from the business owner to candidates, everyone has advantages. Reducing the cost of recruitment and focusing on providing employment to the candidates from the local regions will bring about stability to the unemployed in the society.