How to maintain business continuity with contractors: Our guide to getting started

With the gig economy showing no signs of slowing and remote working giving rise to a more flexible way of working — it’s time to evaluate the benefits of hiring short-term contractors to help your business maintain continuity.

Contract workers aren’t intended to replace full-time workers — they’re intended to help your business solve problems that require the time or skills that your permanent staff don’t currently possess. In the face of skills shortages and times of uncertainty, contract professionals are also helping save some companies from collapse when productivity needs to continue, but hiring new staff isn’t an option.

But how can hiring contract workers help your specific business type maintain continuity? And how exactly do you go about finding the right ones to hire?

We’ve compiled a quick and easy guide to help you get started — then all you’ll need to worry about is why you didn’t consider it sooner!