Staffing Partner Transition Without Workforce Disruption
When a Staffing Change Affects More Than Staffing
For one company, changing staffing partners wasn't simply a vendor decision.
50% of its workforce was made up of long-term temporary employees. Many had been there for some time, knew the operation and were people the company wanted to keep.
So when a new leader decided to make a change, there was an important question to solve:
How do you transition to a new staffing partner without disrupting the workforce that's already in place?
Keeping Good Employees Through the Change
The company chose Verstela based on a relationship its new leader had built with our team in a previous role.
He already knew the level of service to expect. But just as important, he wanted a staffing partner that would take care of the employees working in his facility.
That became especially important during the transition.
Rather than starting over, Verstela helped move 22 existing employees through the staffing change while protecting continuity for the business.
For some employees, the transition itself created uncertainty. A significant portion of the workforce spoke English as a second language, making clear communication even more important.
The goal wasn't simply to move people from one staffing provider to another.
It was to help employees understand what was changing, what wasn't and that the company wanted them to stay.
A More Connected Employee Experience
Once the transition was complete, the partnership continued to focus on something the client felt had been missing before: connection.
Employees had regular access to their Verstela team, including onsite support and ongoing communication.
For the client, that meant their temporary workforce wasn't simply placed and forgotten.
For employees, it meant having someone they could reach when they had a question, needed support or simply wanted to know what was happening.
That visibility also gave the client more confidence that the people representing a significant part of its workforce were being taken care of.
Building Stability After the Transition
The transition gave the client an opportunity to retain the employees it valued while also building the workforce it wanted going forward.
And that stability has continued.
After the initial transition and workforce changes, turnover among employees subsequently placed by Verstela has been extremely low.
The result is a staffing relationship built around more than filling open positions.
It's about creating an employee experience that supports retention, strengthens the client's culture and gives HR confidence that its temporary workforce is being supported too.
Because when temporary employees make up 50% of your workforce, changing staffing partners shouldn't mean starting over with your people.