UAE is currently witnessing an increase in demand for skilled talent, propelled by the summer season in the UAE and the demand is set to grow by about 30 per cent as compared to last year, according to Dulsco.

The regional leader in human resource and waste management solutions sees a demand for temporary employees in several vertical industries operating in the UAE, it said.

In addition, in the blue collar category, there is a demand for both skilled and unskilled workforce.

With a large number of events taking place in the UAE, summer season is a busy period for retail, logistics, fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), construction, airlines and others industries.

To keep up with the ever increasing competition, companies hire resources to support them through the summers.

Prakash Parab, director HR solutions, said: “Contrary to permanent staffing, the trend of temporary staffing solutions is gaining momentum in Dubai as business organisations are dependent on short-term solutions to support the workload this summer.

“Demand for temporary staff is widespread in many organisations including MNCs, local establishments and semi-government organisations.

“The demand for temporary staff has increased substantially over the years in the UAE. As the cost of hiring new employees in terms of time and money is far greater than hiring a temporary employee, this demand will only continue to grow more. This also saves the hassle of visa processing.”

Every year in the UAE with the start of the summer months, many residents including a majority of expatriates visit their home countries for long vacations.

This has become an annual practice in the region and it always leads to shortage of working staff especially at a time when companies require extra workforce.

“A major share of this demand belongs to the job categories such as receptionists, secretaries, administrative staff and document controllers, promoters, who are mostly women,” said Parab.

“Even the latest research shows that majority of women prefer flexible timings or part-time jobs over full-time jobs. Second place goes to the blue collared jobs such as construction, mechanical maintenance, warehousing etc. Temporary staffing allows employers to handle the excess workload in business without increasing resources on their payroll,” he said.

There are added advantages like flexible timing, no obligation to work for the same company after the said time period.

“Organisations from different industry verticals inform Dulsco well in advance about their HR needs, sometimes months in advance. Dulsco responds to their needs by providing trained staff that can carry out the company’s operations efficiently,” Parab noted.

“This way the companies can concentrate on their core operations and leave the non-core operations on to the temporary staff. Dulsco ensures that the temporary workforce possesses all the necessary skillsets and legal requirements for working in the UAE,” he said.

Both the employer and the employee are benefitted through temporary staffing solutions.

The graduates find it tough to get a break in the industry without prior work experience; and temporary hiring helps them in gaining experience as well as showing the company one’s skill set apart from making useful contacts, he added. - TradeArabia News Service