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Employee Of The Month: Mark
Mark has been employed with Blue Collar People for the past 4 months as a general labourer and constantly receives positive feedback from our customers. Mark always accepts work, is reliable and puts in a solid days effort. He is also eager to learn new skills and further his knowledge. Thank you for all of [...]
Best Ways For Businesses To Advertise Job Vacancies
When your business has a need to fill a short-term role or recruit permanent staff, there are a number of ways to promote your needs in and around Perth. Let’s take a look at some of the common methods used Jump To Method: Noticeboard and Local Papers Online Labour Hire Firm Noticeboards and local [...]
Work in Perth – What is Better?
In this post, read about the different factors to consider when moving to Perth for work. Australia is a huge country with a population of just over 24 million people. Our eastern and central states have a combined population of approximately just over 22 million. So that leaves just 2 million people that call Western [...]
WA Monthly News Round-up for September 2018
Bid to make Perth a hub for LNG promises a jobs bonanza for WA, plans to build a new plant for manufacturing railcars in Perth unveiled, and a new bill to modernise the state’s outdated water laws to be introduced; all in our WA monthly briefs. Proposed LNG hub promises job bonanza for WA WA [...]
Casual Skilled Labour Is Hard To Find
Have you considered labour hire as a source of casual skilled labour? Going through the recruitment and training process is both time consuming and often expensive for your business. Labour Hire may be the solution. Read about how blue collar labour hire can be a great source of skilled labour. When your business is seasonal, [...]
10 traits of the ideal worker
What makes you the ideal worker? [updated: 31/03/2019] 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 [...]
Your Business Will Benefit With Blue Collar Workers
Our blue collar workers are quality employees ready to get to work – simple. Whether your recruitment needs call for temporary or permanent staff, you can rest assured in the knowledge that we have a pool of qualified talent, available today, to suit your unique needs. Blue Collar People can connect you with the right workers [...]
Your Hiring Process: 5 Tips for Efficiency
It is important to ensure that your company has an efficient hiring process so that you find and hire the right candidates. Hiring can take a lot of time and energy and you want to know that you are hiring people who are the right fit for your business and are going to stay for the long term.
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.
Employee of the year: Martin
Martin has been employed with Blue Collar People since June 2017. He has worked as an Electrician for various customers and we have always received excellent feedback. He is motivated and eager to learn.
Introducing Adam Olivieri
We would like to introduce you to our newest Recruitment Consultant Adam Olivieri. Adam has been with Blue Collar People since January 2016 working as Trade Assistant/Construction Labourer and has recently transferred into the office as permanent employee.
Recruitment Agencies: How Can They Help You?
Recruitment agencies, in a nutshell, are outside firms that basically play matchmaker between companies looking for employees and individuals in search of employment. These agencies perform all the recruitment processes on behalf of their clients including sourcing, screening, interviewing, background checking and reference checking candidates to ensure the potential employees are a match for the [...]
Differences Between A Recruitment Company and A Labour Hire Firm
What is a Recruitment company? How recruitment companies work > Benefits of using a recruitment company > About Labour hire firms > The benefits of labour hire to businesses > What is the best option for your business? Aspects of a great recruiter > At first glance, a labour hire Perth firm and labour hire [...]
Job Seeker FAQ
Read some FAQs regarding job seeking with Blue Collar People Jump To Question: Does BCP hire casuals for holiday or weekend work? Can I suspend my registration with you if I find other work? How old must I be to register with BCP and what do I need? Once registered with BCP, do I keep [...]
Staff On Holiday? Fill In – Casual Workers
Are staff shortages an issue? You can cover your shortfall of workers with casual employees to maintain productivity during labour gaps. Read about how Blue Collar People can help you with quality labour hire… As they say, all work with no play makes for less productive employees. It is for this reason – and the [...]
How To Improve Employee Engagement In Your Company
Employee engagement is defined as the emotional commitment an employee has to the organisation and its goals. Because they’re emotionally committed, engaged employees actually care about the company as well as their role in it. As a result, these employees don’t just work for a paycheque, or just because they want to earn a [...]
Managing A Cross-Generational Workforce – How To Go About It
Learn how to go about managing a cross-generational workforce from understanding the different generations of employees to developing useful strategies for managing an age-diverse workforce… Jump To: Is having an age-diverse workforce a good thing? Understanding the different generations of employees Strategies for managing a cross-generational workforce Managers in many organisations are increasingly having [...]
How To Be A Good Leader – 6 Effective Tips
Whether you’re leading a group of permanent employees, contract workers, temporary staff, or a combination of the three; how well you do it will determine whether you achieve your organisation’s goals or not. Making sure a group of people works cohesively towards a common goal is, however, easier said than done and can easily become [...]
What Is Ethical Labour Hiring?
Ethical labour hire is the hiring of individuals in a non-discriminatory way. Discrimination can be overt or covert and can be based on sex, gender or sexual orientation. Hiring staff with a bias based on any of these factors can be seen as discrimination. Factors to consider when hiring labour There are a number [...]
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 [...]
Staffing Levels for Next Year– Start Planning Now
Having an inadequate number of workers is tough for any company. Some of the common reasons for staffing shortages include employees falling ill, maternity leave, annual leave; and in good times… increased demand for products. Whatever the reason for the labour shortfall is, the bottom line is that it has to be fixed for operations [...]
Why Should You Hire Workers From a Labour Hire Agency?
Have you ever considered hiring a temporary worker from a Labour Hire Company? If not, there are many reasons why you should consider these temporary skilled workers as a great way to gain additional employees as needed for your business: Hiring staff is a big job. When business owners or managers find that they need [...]
How to Keep Your Temps Happy
..and thereby getting the best out of them when they are working for you How does a labour hire company help with paperwork for hiring temps? How do you keep your temps happy? When you need the right staff to help you get work done, you may need them for a special project or to [...]
Management Tips To Help You Get The Most Out Of Your Temporary Workers
Temporary employees – or temps as they’re commonly known – come in a number of different forms that include on-hired workers (labour hire workers), contract workers, and direct-hire temps. Once you’ve decided to add temporary workers to your workforce, you will need to manage them effectively to ensure that you get the most out of [...]
