Beating the COVID Inconvenience

It has become apparent during the recent economic downturn that Australian manufacturing requires a severe overhaul.

An estimated 2.7 billion people, or more than four out of five workers in the global workforce, have been affected by lockdowns and stay-at-home measures as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Business and government leaders worldwide have been challenged to both respond to the crisis quickly and rethink their workforce strategies in real-time.

With the effect that COVID has had on workforce management, and the uncertain times ahead, now more than ever, contingency plans and crisis strategies need to be flexible enough to weather the ebbs and flows to ensure operational targets are maintained. COVID-19 is unlikely to end suddenly given the lack of adequate and available therapeutics and the uncertain prospects and timing of a vaccine.

Many companies are therefore planning for multiple scenarios and time horizons as they shift from crisis response to recovery management. It will no doubt be a gradual transition from the response phase to the new reality workforce management needs to evolve to.

Companies must prepare for different outcomes the Pandemic has thrust upon our industries--mild, harsh, or severe--and recognize that the recovery management plan must be adaptable and at times cohesive to the ever-evolving situations within partner industries worldwide.

Inconvenience takes on new meaning in the post-COVID workplace. By necessity, health and productivity responses during this time help ensure workers needs are supported, but the delivery of direct objectives that a Company relies upon for survival can quickly become the casualty, ultimately being detrimental to job security.

A solution that we offer our clients is a roster support system. This is being provided to clients who require shifts covered at short notice for whatever reason. Whether it be that a team member may have called in unwell, or last-minute COVID quarantine control measures need to be met, losing key skills at a moments notice can impact production output in the first instance. But in the case of repetitive events, facility outputs can start falling behind enough to impact customer demand and contract fulfilment.

Moving forward, a tired team will also need their annual breaks, or in the case of Covid quarantine leave, staff may require additional breaks when safe to have proper downtime. Our roster support system helps our clients manage their teams leave requirements whilst experiencing uninterrupted maintenance support for their operations.

Once your facilities needs are established, booking support is as simple as forwarding your Company’s roster, highlighting the shift coverage needs. This can be done on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis, depending on your planning requirements.Get in touch with our team to discuss your needs, and we can beat the Covid Inconvenience together.