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Happy Mother’s Day For Sunday
Wishing all of our work colleagues, customers, employees, friends and also the broader Perth community a happy Mother's Day with their families and friends. Best regards Fernando [...]
HAPPY EASTER
PLEASE HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY EASTER FROM BLUE COLLAR PEOPLE!
Fill Sick Days with Temporary Labour
Everyone falls sick from time to time, and your employees are no exception. Whether it’s just a case of the common cold or a work-related injury, a significant proportion of your workforce is bound to take sick days throughout the year to get treatment or recuperate after an injury. The time it takes for an [...]
Temping Agencies Or Labour Hire Firms – What’s Right For You?
Temping agencies are the traditional solution for filling short term staff vacancies. You may find yourself unexpectedly short staffed due to illness, or have a short term project that requires additional hands on deck. But there are several advantages to using a labour hire service rather than a temp agency when you want quality, skilled [...]
Client or Candidate – Who Do We Work For?
As a labour hire agency, we work as an intermediary between job seekers and employers. We work for the client looking for temporary or permanent blue collar workers and the candidate looking for gainful employment. Most people assume that since the clients foot the bill, all the focus will be directed towards them, but this [...]
5 Strategies for Improving Employee Motivation
Employers put considerable effort and resources in the recruitment of the best people, but very often very little is then done to keep these high performing individuals in their most productive state. This is because employee motivation remains a mystery to a lot of managers – and it shouldn’t be. It doesn’t matter how big [...]
Why Having A Skilled Workforce Is Essential
Ask any successful entrepreneur or business leader, and they will tell you that their human resources are the most important component of their organisation. That’s because the success or failure of any business highly depends on the quality of labour available to it. Every organisation needs a skilled workforce. So many industries are becoming more [...]
What Does A Labour Hire Agency Screen For?
Screening is one of the most important steps when hiring new employees by a business and is one of the most intensive. For a business that uses the services of a labour hire agency, all this organisation needs to do is inform the labour hire agent of their current labour needs and within a short [...]
10 traits of the ideal worker
What makes you the ideal worker? We are all human and we all have very different personalities and traits. The workforce is a very diverse mix of people, however there are a select few of us out there that have particular traits that make us the ideal worker. Ideal workers have some common traits. If [...]
Labour Hire Insurance – How Does That Work?
No matter the number of precautions we take, accidents are bound to happen from time to time. Such is the nature of running a business. Most accidents in a business will involve workers – they could get injured while on the job, cause damage to work equipment, or accidentally cause injury to co-workers or members [...]
Top 5 Tips for Finding the Perfect Job
Many people see their job as an endless cycle of boring routines that they have to endure to put food on their plates. But does it have to be this way? Is there a job out there that could be exciting for you to do? You might not believe this, but the answer to these [...]
HAPPY NEW YEAR
We are grateful for our work with you this year and we look forward to working together in the new year. Happy new year to our customers, our employees, our friends and to our suppliers. I am looking forward to what I believe will be a great year for Blue Collar People and for all [...]
Merry Christmas And A Happy And Safe New Year
I cannot believe how quickly this year has gone by with only about one week left in the year. I would like to thank all of Blue Collar People’s customers for their support throughout the year and also to all of our employees both in the office and in the field for their hard work [...]
How To Brush Up On Your Job Interview Skills
Read our tips to help you improve your job interview skills and land the job you really want Jump To Section: Dressing for the interview Your arrival Eye contact Ask questions Concluding At Blue Collar People you do not need to prepare for a job interview, you simply register with us and we match you [...]
Short Term Work – How To Be Successful
Some people really enjoy the flexibility that being a casual worker offers. They do not have to commit to a fixed term contract so a short term contract can help a person to get a feel for the work environment without having to commit for the long term. Many people are using the option of [...]
Taking The Stress Out Of Employee Search
Labour Hire Agencies Professional labour hire agencies are there to take the stress off your business the next time you need to recruit. Not only are you guaranteed to be presented with a worker that perfectly fits your needs, but you are also guaranteed to have that person start when you need them, for as [...]
How to Retain Your Employees
A great employee is a rare gem: He/she is hard to find to begin with and once you find one, throngs of suitors will be lining up at your door to snatch them away from you. Although difficult, getting a good employee is not the hardest part, retaining them is. It will cost you time, [...]
Preparing Your CV Requires Focus
Read up on our tips to enhance your CV for the next time you apply for a job There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to preparing your CV, or curriculum vitae, however it does need to serve its purpose and be a succinct selling tool. After all, it is the first [...]
Employment Agencies Not For You? Labour Hire Is!
Is your business growing faster than your HR department can keep up? Tried employment agencies in the past without much success? A labour hire service may be the answer to your short or long term recruitment gaps. They can take the hassle out of finding quality, trained workers that match the skill set you need, [...]
Construction Labour Hire is A Great Option
Construction labour hire can be difficult, particularly when there are fluctuations in demand to consider and times of uncertainty. Taking this into account is necessary for any business in the construction industry and as a result, temporary staffing is the perfect solution. Let’s take a look at some of the benefits your business will experience [...]
Labour Hire Companies For Casual Job Seeker
Casual jobs make up a large percentage of the overall workforce and are often in demand by jobseekers. Have you ever considered making your next career move with a labour hire company? Blue Collar People are always on the lookout for skilled and motivated casual workers to join their team. Let’s take a look at the [...]
Benefits of Labour Hire Agencies – Clients & Workers
Labour hire is an industry that has been around in the developed world for several decades now. Businesses both like it and need it. A company may have someone off sick or off for an extended period of time due to injury creating a non-permanent job vacancy. To fill that person’s position with a permanent [...]
10 Questions To Ask Your Recruitment Agency
Similar to entering any other kind of partnership, you will need to find out some important information about your potential recruitment agency to determine whether they are suitable for your needs and whether they are competent at their job.
Queen’s Birthday Long Weekend
From all at Blue Collar People, have a safe and enjoyable AFL Grand Final and Queens Birthday long weekend!!! https://youtu.be/qybr3VRVAgc
Fill Sick Days with Temporary Labour
Everyone falls sick from time to time, and your employees are no exception. Whether it’s just a case of the common cold or a work-related injury, a significant proportion of your workforce is bound to take sick days throughout the year to get treatment or recuperate after an injury. The time it takes for an [...]
