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TWICE AS
PRODUCTIVE ON
   AN AVERAGE
         DAY*?
      We asked employers,
  permanent, and contract
staff the same questions –
    with fascinating results!


 *Twice as many employers believe a contractor is more productive on an
                       average day than a permanent member of staff.
“I’m AS GOOD AS
                                        mY lAST jOb –
                                        SO IT kEEPS mE
                                        ON mY TOES.”


                                               CONTRACTOR




“I WORk bEST
WhEN I fEEl
SECURE.”



PERmANENT EmPlOYEE




                     “I USE
                     CONTRACTORS fOR
                     ThE SkIllS AND
                     kNOWlEDGE-bASE
                     ThEY bRING fROm
                     OThER ROlES AND
                     SECTORS.”

                             EmPlOYER
CONTENTS
4    INTRODUCTION
5    DEfINITIONS
6    EXECUTIVE SUmmARY
8    ENGAGEmENT
10   lOYAlTY
12   PRODUCTIVITY
14   EmPlOYERS: SPEAkING fROm EXPERIENCE
16   INSIDER INSIGhTS
18   CONClUSION
19   AbOUT ThIS RESEARCh
INTRODUCTION
                                                             PERmANENT
                                                            OR CONTRACT
                                                            STAff? A 360°
                                                            PERSPECTIVE.


  Almost one and half million people,            We went on to ask employers about their
  that’s 4.6%* of the Uk workforce, are          criteria for hiring contractors. They could
  freelancers and contractors. What              select from a choice of options but many
  motivates them? Are they significantly         elected to go further and give us feedback
  different from their permanent                 in their own words. It’s all here.
  counterparts? how productive do the
                                                 Next we asked workers, both contract and
  workers in each group believe they are?
                                                 permanent, to give us their ‘insider take’
  how loyal, and how engaged are they with
                                                 on the workplace. Are contractors flighty
  the organisations they work for? Given
                                                 and disengaged, always on the look out for
  that a contractor’s involvement is typically
                                                 their next project? Are permanent staff too
  time-limited, and a permanent employee’s
                                                 caught up in the seething hotbed of office
  is open-ended, there are bound to be
                                                 politics to get any work done? We’ve got
  differences. but just how marked are they?
                                                 the answers.
  We decided to find out.
                                                 THE ‘PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT’
  There’s been some research in this field,      AFFECTS ALL WORKERS
  but virtually nothing that’s included the
                                                 What this survey reveals with startling
  employer perspective. We wanted a 360°
                                                 clarity goes to the heart of what’s called
  standpoint. So we posed essentially the
                                                 The Psychological Contract. That’s the
  same questions to all three interested
                                                 unspoken contract that includes all the
  parties: contractors, permanent staff and
                                                 assumptions and unvoiced expectations
  employers. The results proved fascinating.
                                                 that exist between employer and
                                                 employee. Informal, undocumented, and
  REVEALING DISCONNECT
                                                 intangible by definition, these findings
  Probably most revealing was the
                                                 demonstrate that it continues to set the
  disconnect between how permanent and
                                                 agenda between employer and workers,
  contract workers see themselves and                                                          of quality contractor staff to business
                                                 whether permanent or contract.
  how employers see them. Topics such                                                          performance, in context it also confirms

  as contractor loyalty make compelling          The research is timely since some             the significance of the recruitment partner

  reading: Contractors regard themselves         employers may be concerned about              role in navigating the new legislation

  as very loyal to the organisations they        the impact of the 2010 Agency Worker          successfully on their clients’ behalf.

  work for, however short the period. Yet        Regulations (AWR) on their contractor
  employers continue to regard permanent         responsibilities. The survey not only         * Source: freelancer and Contractor Services
  staff as significantly more loyal.             demonstrates conclusively the value-add       Association (fCSA) march 2011.



TWICE AS PRODUCTIVE ON AN AVERAGE DAY?
DEfINITIONS

Certain words and phrases
recur throughout this research.
in the interests of clarity we’ve
set out our interpretation of the
terms below.


What do we mean by…




ContraCtor                                 LoyaLty

Also known as interims, day raters         A strong feeling of support or
or freelancers, the contract workers       allegiance.
referred to in this report are primarily
middle to senior level professionals.
All work for a management company
or recruitment agency rather than
negotiating terms directly with
employers.




EngagEmEnt                                 ProduCtivity                       PsyChoLogiCaL ContraCt

The level of involvement,                  The quality and speed of an        The expectations held by both
enthusiasm and attachment an               individual’s work.                 employer and employee that exist
employee or worker has towards                                                over and above the written contract
an organisation and its goals, all                                            of employment between them.
of which ultimately affects their                                             Understanding the informal and
performance.                                                                  often unvoiced assumptions on both
                                                                              sides can optimise individual and
                                                                              organisational performance.




                                                                                                                    5
EXECUTIVE SUmmARY
 Of fINDINGS
This research shines a revealing light                  We’ve represented it more as an executive
on the gap between what employers                       snapshot than an executive summary, so
think of their staff, both permanent and                that you can see at a glance some of our
contract workers, and what those workers                most interesting findings. We’ve included
think of themselves. Equally important it               page numbers so it’s easy to find out more.
demonstrates what each group values
most in the workplace.



WhAT EmPlOYERS ThINk…
                     AbOuT ENGAGEmENT                              AbOuT LOYALTY                       AbOuT PRODuCTIVITY


                    Contractors are more likely to               Permanent staff are far more         Twice as many employers
   THE HEADLINE




                    be engaged in their role than                loyal than contract workers.         believe a contractor is more
                    permanent employees.                                                              productive on an average day
                                                                                                      than a permanent employee.



                    37.2% of employers believe                   77.5% of employers said that         14.1% of employers think
                    permanent staff are more likely              permanent staff were most            permanent staff are the most
   THE STATISTICS




                    to be disengaged in their current            loyal to their organisation,         productive, 28.3% favour
                    role. 33.2% think non-permanent              with only 2.1% favouring             contract staff, while 52.6% hold
                    staff would be more disengaged               non-permanent staff.                 that both groups are equally
                    and 19.1% say both would be                                                       productive.
                    equally disengaged.




WhAT CONTRACTORS AND PERmANENT STAff ThINk…
                     AbOuT ENGAGEmENT                              AbOuT LOYALTY                       AbOuT PRODuCTIVITY


                    In job content, financial reward and         77.6% of contractors and             90.8% of contractors and
                    social atmosphere (the workplace             86.6% of permanent staff             86.3% of permanent staff
   THE STATISTICS




                    factors both groups said were                agree or strongly agree that         agree or strongly agree that
                    most important to them) there                they are loyal employees.            they deliver a high level of
                    was no significant statistical                                                    output (volume and quality).
                    difference between contractors
                    and permanent staff.


                    Page 8                                       Page10                               Page12
COUNTER-INTUITIVE?
It’s out with the stereotypes and in with a refreshing new take on what makes a mixed workforce tick.



    WHO SCORES HIGHEST?                             PERmANENT STAFF                     CONTRACTORS                        GO TO PAGE…


   A higher income would motivate
                                                                                                                                    13
   me to work harder



   If offered, I’d accept a role with
                                                                                                                                    11
   better job content for less money



   I get involved in social situations/
                                                                                                                                    16
   events at work



   I would leave my permanent job
   or contract before completion for                                                                                                17
   a significant pay rise


   I would leave my permanent job
   or contract before completion
                                                                                                                                    17
   because of lack of work to be
   done




mORE AlIkE ThAN UNAlIkE
most telling of all perhaps is the number of striking similarities between permanent employees and their contractor counterparts.


    IN THE WORKPLACE, HOW                           PERmANENT STAFF                     CONTRACTORS
    ImPORTANT TO YOu IS…                            Important or highly                 Important or highly                GO TO PAGE…
                                                    important                           important

   job content?
                                                             99%                                98.1%                               8


   financial reward?
                                                            94.6%                               93.2%                               8


   Social atmosphere?
                                                             75%                                 73.1%                              8




                                                                                                                                         7
ENGAGEmENT
                                                                                                IT’S A PRETTY
                                                                                                ClOSE CAll, bUT
                                                                                                EmPlOYERS ThINk
                                                                                                PERmANENT STAff
                                                                                                ARE lESS lIkElY
                                                                                                TO bE ENGAGED
                                                                                                WITh ThEIR WORk.
  It’s revealing that most employers believe     We asked employers which type of
  permanent staff are more likely to be          employee expects the most from them,
  disengaged in their current role (37.2         covering factors ranging from job content
  per cent) than non-permanent staff             to work/life balance. Then we asked our
  (33.2 per cent), with 19.1 per cent of         two groups of workers to rate the same
  employers believing both would be equally      factors.
  disengaged.
                                                 EmPlOYERS, WhERE ThEY mADE
  just what is engagement and why is it so       A DIffERENTIATION, fElT ThAT
  desirable? We’ve summed up engagement          PERmANENT WORkERS hAD fAR
  as ‘the level of involvement, enthusiasm       hIGhER EXPECTATIONS Of ThEm.
  and attachment an employee or worker           Yet the figures demonstrate that in all
  has towards an organisation and its            the elements that combine to create the
  goals, all of which ultimately affects their   psychological contract, contract workers’
  performance’. In short engaged employees       expectations and involvement have a great
  care passionately about their work. It         deal more in common with their permanent
                                                                                              WHO IS mORE LIKELY TO bE
  follows that developing and maintaining        counterparts than employers currently        DISENGAGED WITH THEIR
  a workforce dynamic that promotes              believe.                                     CuRRENT ROLE?
  employee engagement is key to an
                                                 The key to engagement appears to be
  organisation’s success.
                                                 involvement. Which perhaps makes sense                        10.5%

  So what makes for an engaged worker,           of one of the most interesting findings in
  whether contract or permanent?                 this area: the importance workers from                                  33.2%
                                                                                                   19.1%
                                                 both groups place on social atmosphere in
  A SuCCESSFuL PSYCHOLOGICAL                     the workplace.
  CONTRACT

  Take a look at the bar charts on the           Since it’s pretty impossible to work

  right. You’ll see that we set employers,       effectively in a strained atmosphere,
                                                                                                                 37.2%
  contractors and permanent staff seven          you could speculate that a relaxed and

  different questions approached from            sociable environment is the product of
                                                 a successful psychological contract. Is a      Contractors
  slightly different angles.
                                                                                                Perm staff
                                                 happy workplace the last, and possibly
                                                                                                both equally
                                                 most important, piece of the jigsaw?
                                                                                                I don’t know




TWICE AS PRODUCTIVE ON AN AVERAGE DAY?
Of those employers that favoured one                  between contractors at 98.1 per cent and

   360°                                            group over the other, many more believed              permanent staff at 99 per cent.
                                                   that job content would be of significant
   ObSERVATION:                                    importance to permanent staff.                        SOCIAL ANImALS

   SAmE                                            Now for the true picture. Our research
                                                                                                         Intriguingly, and no doubt of great interest

   qUESTIONS,                                      revealed that how they spent their
                                                                                                         to employers, is the finding that over
                                                                                                         half the respondents in both groups
   DIffERENT                                       working hours was hugely important
                                                                                                         rated social atmosphere very highly. The
   fINDINGS.                                       to both groups. Of those rating job
                                                   content as important or highly important
                                                                                                         workplace vibe is only topped by financial
                                                                                                         rewards and job content for the majority of
                                                   there is less than a percentage point
                                                                                                         workers.




EmPlOYER                                           WHICH TYPE OF EmPLOYEE
                                                   EXPECTS THE mOST FROm THEIR
                                                                                                              Contractors
                                                                                                              Perm staff
                                                                                                                                             both equally
                                                                                                                                             I don’t know
PERCEPTIONS                                        EmPLOYER?

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
 0%

         Career                  Job content           Training            Social         Financial rewards        Work-life balance            Job security
       development                                                      atmosphere




STAff                                              HOW ImPORTANT IS IT THAT YOuR
                                                   WORKPLACE PROVIDES YOu
                                                                                                              Contractors
                                                                                                              Perm staff
                                                                                                                                        1 - Not important
                                                                                                                                        2 - Indifferent
CONVICTIONS                                        WITH…?                                                                               3 - Important
                                                                                                                                        4 - Highly Important


70%

 60%

 50%

 40%

 30%

 20%

 10%

 0%
       1     2    3      4   1     2    3      4   1    2    3    4    1   2    3    4     1    2    3     4         1      2   3   4           1     2    3       4
             Career              Job content           Training       Social atmosphere    Financial rewards        Work-life balance               Job security
           development




                                                                                                                                                                       9
lOYAlTY
  What makes someone loyal to an                 Our research reveals that while over
                                                                                                 IN EmPlOYERS’
  organisation? Is it length of service, plus    three quarters of contract staff think of       EYES
  the value of their benefits package? Or is     themselves as loyal, employers seriously        PERmANENT
  it something far less tangible? how much
  do professionalism and a desire to belong
                                                 underestimate their allegiance to the
                                                 organisation.
                                                                                                 STAff ARE fIRm
  come into play?                                                                                fAVOURITES IN
                                                                                                 ThE lOYAlTY
                                                                                                 STAkES.




  EmPlOYER
  PERCEPTION
  When asked about loyalty, 77.5 per cent of     WHO IS mORE LOYAL TO YOuR                   OVER THREE QuARTERS OF
  employer respondents said that permanent       ORGANISATION?                               CONTRACTORS THINK THEY ARE
                                                                                             LOYAL
  staff were most loyal to their organisation,                     3.4%   2.1%
  with 2.1 per cent favouring non-permanent                                                  In a fascinating correlation, 77.6 per cent
  staff and a not unsizeable 20.4 per                                                        of contractors either agree or strongly
                                                            17%
  cent believing there is no difference or                                                   agree that they are loyal employees. (This
  remaining unsure.                                                                          against the 77.5 per cent of employer
                                                                                             respondents who say permanent staff
  however the view from the coalface is
                                                                                             are most loyal.) Unsurprisingly perhaps,
  more complex and likely to give employees
                                                                                             86.6 per cent of permanent staff either
  food for thought.
                                                                             77.5%           agree or strongly agree that they are loyal
                                                                                             employees.


                                                    Contractors
                                                    Perm staff
                                                    both equally
                                                    I don’t know




TWICE AS PRODUCTIVE ON AN AVERAGE DAY?
ThE fUll STORY                                                                                                                     Contractors
                                                                                                                                   Perm staff
                                                                                                                                                          1 - Strongly disagree
                                                                                                                                                          2 - Disagree
                                                                                                                                                          3 - Neither agree nor disagree
                                                                                                                                                          4 - Agree
WORKWISE – WHAT mAKES YOu TICK?
                                                                                                                                                          5 - Strongly agree

 60%

 50%

 40%

 30%

 20%

 10%

  0%
          1        2       3   4       5               1       2         3       4     5              1       2       3       4        5             1        2       3       4       5
        I would change from being                  my role regularly presents me                    I feel secure about the future of               I would get faster career progression
        permanent to non-permanent for             with new challenges                              my career                                       by changing companies
        the right role, or vice versa


 80%
 70%
 60%
 50%
 40%
 30%
 20%
 10%
  0%
         1     2   3   4   5   1   2       3   4   5       1    2    3       4   5   1     2   3    4     5       1   2   3   4    5       1    2    3    4   5       1   2       3   4   5
        I have a strong        I have a strong             I proactively find        I am a loyal              I have paid for             If another               I would
        emotional              emotional                   ways to improve           employee                  my own training/            organisation             recommend that
        connection to my       connection to the           my work skills                                      professional                offered me a role        friends/family work
        colleagues             company I currently                                                             development at              with better job          for my current
                               work for                                                                        least once in the           content for less         organisation
                                                                                                               last three years            money, I would
                                                                                                                                           change companies


IF YOuR DREAm JOb CAmE ALONG                                Delving a little deeper, both groups of                           feelings either way. When asked the

When asked if they would go permanent                       workers scored highly on their dedication                         same question in relation to their current

for the right role, 70.9 per cent of contract               to pro-actively improve their work skills.                        employer, permanent employees were only

workers said they would. Perhaps as                         Well over half of the contract workers                            5.6 per cent more likely to feel a strong

contractors, they are uniquely placed to                    questioned had paid for their own training                        connection to their current employer.

identify the best permanent opportunities.                  and/or professional development at least
                                                            once in the last three years. Permanent                           bETTER JOb CONTENT buT LESS
Only a minority (41.6 per cent) of long-                                                                                      mONEY?
term staff would leave the familiar shores                  workers weren’t far behind.
                                                                                                                              Are contractors more interested in
of permanent employment to contract,                        Interestingly, when permanent and                                 financial factors than permanent staff? It
even for a very tempting assignment.                        contractor staff were asked whether they                          seems not. Our figures show that they are
In post-recessionary times it appears                       had a strong emotional connection to                              10 per cent more likely to accept a role
that permanent and contract staff alike                     their colleagues, their responses were                            with better job content but less money
appreciate the value of a fulfilling and                    remarkably similar. The majority - an                             than their permanent counterparts.
secure role.                                                almost identical number - had no marked



                                                                                                                                                                                              11
PRODUCTIVITY
                                                                                       TWICE AS mANY
                                                                                       EmPlOYERS
                                                                                       bElIEVE A
                                                                                       CONTRACTOR IS
                                                                                       mORE PRODUCTIVE
                                                                                       ON AN AVERAGE
                                                                                       DAY ThAN A
                                                                                       PERmANENT
                                                                                       mEmbER Of STAff.




                                         14.1 per cent of employers think their
                                         permanent staff are the most productive,
                                         whereas more than double that number,
                                         28.3 per cent, believe non-permanent staff
                                         are more productive. A fascinating finding.
                                         however the majority of employers, 52.6
                                         per cent, hold that both groups are equally
                                         productive.

  WHO IS mORE PRODuCTIVE ON              WHO IS mORE LIKELY TO HIT THE
  AN AVERAGE DAY?                        GROuND RuNNING?                               CONTRACTORS ‘NEED LESS
                                                                                       CuDDLING’
               5%                                           5.2%
                                                                                       As one employer eloquently
                                                                                       put it, ‘Contractors need
                            28.3%                                                      less cuddling’! The view that
                                                                                       contractors are work-ready from
                                               32.5%
                                                                         48.7%         day one is widely shared amongst

       52.6%                                                                           employers. A massive 48.7 per
                            14.1%                                                      cent told us that contractors
                                                                                       were most likely to hit the ground
                                                            13.6%
                                                                                       running. Only 13.6 per cent
                                                                                       favoured permanent staff in this
                          Contractors        both equally                              respect.
                          Perm staff         I don’t know




TWICE AS PRODUCTIVE ON AN AVERAGE DAY?
ThE fUll STORY                                                So we’ve seen that twice as many
                                                              employers believe that contract
                                                                                                                   heels at 86.3 per cent. Non-statistically
                                                                                                                   speaking, the results are pretty close.
                                                              workers are more productive. but are
                                                                                                                   Surely money is a greater motivator
                                                              these perceptions borne out by direct
                                                                                                                   for contractors than their permanent
                                                              questioning of the groups themselves? Not
                                                                                                                   equivalents? Not so, it seems. 51.2 per
                                                              exactly. Permanent staff rate themselves
                                                                                                                   cent of contract workers agree or strongly
                                                              more highly it seems, than their bosses.
                                                                                                                   agree that a higher income would motivate
                                                              While 90.8 per cent of contractors agree             them to work harder. but at 56.8 per cent,
                                                              or strongly agree that they deliver a high           permanent employees outstrip them in
                                                              level of output in terms of both volume and          prioritising financial reward.
                                                              quality, permanent staff are hot on their



HOW PRODuCTIVE ARE YOu?

 60%

 50%

 40%

 30%

 20%

 10%

  0%
           1        2          3         4         5                   1        2         3            4      5            1         2        3         4            5
        I deliver high level output (in volume and quality)          A higher income would give me motivation to        I prefer to work independently than in
                                                                     work harder                                        group situations




                                                                                                                       Contractors       1 - Strongly disagree
                                                                                                                       Perm staff        2 - Disagree
Could it be that boredom has a direct link
                                                                                                                                         3 - Neither agree nor disagree
to productivity? None that’s immediately
                                                                                                                                         4 - Agree
obvious. At 22.3 per cent and 21.9 per                                                                                                   5 - Strongly agree
cent respectively, there was virtually no
difference between the contractors and
the permanent staff who confessed to
being bored. The same applies to the                          HOW bORED ARE YOu?
far lower, but almost equal numbers
                                                               60%
who declared themselves thoroughly
                                                               50%
unproductive – a reassuringly low 3.4 per
                                                               40%
cent for contractors and 3.2 per cent for
permanent staff.                                               30%

                                                               20%
So it would appear that permanent and
                                                               10%
contract workers are a lot more alike in
                                                                0%
terms of productivity and motivation than                                   1                      2               3                     4                       5
employers believe.                                                     I am easily bored in my current role




                                                                                                                                                                          13
EmPlOYERS: SPEAkING
   fROm EXPERIENCE...
  WHERE CONTRACTORS STAND OuT

  80%
  70%
  60%
  50%
  40%
  30%
  20%
  10%
   0%
         Flexibility




                       Only the hours actually
                          worked are paid for




                                                 They have no impact
                                                       on headcount



                                                                       The potential speed
                                                                             of hire/market
                                                                           responsiveness


                                                                                                       Coverage of skills gap - temps
                                                                                                  provide access to expertise only for
                                                                                                      the limited time that it’s needed



                                                                                                                                             No requirement to provide benefits, e.g. sick pay,
                                                                                                                                          pension (until October 2011 for PAYE and umbrella)




                                                                                                                                                                                                  Other




                                                                                              HIGH QuALITY                                                                                                SPECIALIST HORSEPOWER
                                                                                              TRANSFERAbLE SKILLS                                                                                         AT CRITICAL TImES

                                                                                              Employers, it’s clear, think highly of                                                                      One of the big advantages of
                                                                                              contract workers, regarding them                                                                            hiring non-permanent staff, said
                                                                                              as an essential element of the                                                                              42.9 per cent of employers,
                                                                                              hR mix. less than a per centage                                                                             was the potential speed of hire
                                                                                              point below the obvious ‘flexibility’,                                                                      and market responsiveness.
                                                                                              70.2 per cent of employers value                                                                            Contractors, they told us, bring
                                                                                              contractors for the immediately                                                                             quality additional specialist
                                                                                              applicable transferable skills                                                                              horsepower at critical times and
                                                                                              they bring to the workplace. In                                                                             can be relied upon to speed up
                                                                                              written feedback, expressions like                                                                          momentum on specific projects.
                                                                                              ‘results-orientated’, ‘experienced
                                                                                              professionals’ and ‘able to hit the
                                                                                              ground running’ were recurrent
                                                                                              themes.




TWICE AS PRODUCTIVE ON AN AVERAGE DAY?
WhY DO I USE
“TO ESTAblISh   CONTRACT
WhEThER         WORkERS?
ThERE’S A
NEED fOR ThE
ROlE lONG       We asked employers to tell us in their
TERm.”          own words what they regarded as the
                key benefit of using contractors. here’s a
                snapshot of the most revealing responses.




                   “They have a wide range of
                   experience and proactively keep
                   their skills up to date.”




                   “Task focused, not drawn into office      “Need less cuddling! So I have more
                   politics.”                                time.”



                   “A wider portfolio of skills and          “I get better skills for my money.”
                   experience than the average
                   employee, with exposure to
                   operating at a level higher than they     “I like the entrepreneurial mindset
                   are contracted to.”                       that contractors bring to my business.”




                                                                                                       15
INSIDER
   INSIGhTS
                                                        ThE lOW DOWN
                                                            ON OffICE
                                                              POlITICS



  Employers have even stronger opinions          And the true story? Will we ever know?
  when it comes to office politics. just one     Despite guaranteed anonymity only 12.6
  per cent of them felt that contractors were    per cent of permanent staff admit to
  more likely to be water cooler conspirators.   politicking and not one respondent would
  Permanent staff top the ratings with           ‘strongly agree’ to finding themselves
  a massive 78.7 per cent of employers           drawn into office politics. Contractor
  branding them as major political players.      numbers are even sparser, with just 9.7 per
  just 17 per cent believe contractors and       cent registering a guilty plea.
  permanent staff are equally to blame.




  PERmANENT STAFF                                CONTRACTORS                                   EmPLOYERS

                          0%                                           0.5%                                    3.3%   1%

                                                                9.2%
                12.6%             14.7%
                                                                                19.3%                    17%



                                                      21.7%



        33.8%
                                      38.9%
                                                                                                                           78.7%
                                                                              49.3%




     Strongly disagree                                                                          Contractors
     Disagree                                                                                   Perm staff
     Neither agree nor disagree                                                                 both equally
     Agree                                                                                      I don’t know
     Strongly agree




TWICE AS PRODUCTIVE ON AN AVERAGE DAY?
EmPLOYERS
                                                                                                                                                    WhO’S mORE
    CONTRACTORS                                                                                                                                     SOCIAblE?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Contractors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Perm staff
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               both equally
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               I don’t know
    PlACE fAR mORE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           1.5%

    ImPORTANCE ON                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      5.7%

    SOCIAl EVENTS
    AT WORk ThAN
    EmPlOYERS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   41.9%


    bElIEVE.                                                                                                                                                           Strongly disagree
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      50.9%
                                                                                                                                                                       Disagree
                                                                                                                                                                       Neither agree nor disagree

A categorical 50 per cent of employers                                                                                                                                 Agree
                                                                                                                                                                       Strongly agree
believe permanent staff are more likely
to be involved in, or present at social                                                                                                             PERmANENT STAFF                                                                                                                                   CONTRACTORS
events. 41.9 per cent think permanent and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2.2%                                                                                                                   2.4%
contract workers are equally involved and
just 5.7 per cent view contractors as the                                                                                                                                                                                      8.6%                                                                                                                          9.6%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   14%                                                                                                          11.4%
heart and soul of the party.

how wrong they are! In reality contractors
just see off permanent staff on the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           16.1%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         18.2%

sociability stakes – but only just. An
impressive 68 per cent of contractors
                                                                                                                                                                                                     59.1%                                                                                                                                    58.4%
enjoy socialising with colleagues, set
against a remarkably similar 67.7 per cent
of permanent workers.



ShOUlD I STAY OR ShOUlD I GO?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Contractors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Perm staff

WHAT WOuLD INFLuENCE YOu TO LEAVE A PROJECT OR ROLE?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  WHAT WOuLD CHANGE YOuR mIND?

 60%

 50%

 40%

 30%

 20%

 10%

  0%
         Company ethics not
        in line with my values

                                 Job content is no
                                  longer enjoyable

                                                     Role is too stressful


                                                                             Lack of career progression
                                                                                          opportunities

                                                                                                          New job offer

                                                                                                                            If I felt I could not
                                                                                                                          succeed in the role

                                                                                                                                                    Difficult internal processes/
                                                                                                                                                                    office politics

                                                                                                                                                                                      Financial remuneration is
                                                                                                                                                                                                    insufficient

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Lack of actual work to be
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  done (idle)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Role failed to meet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      expectations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Grievance with direct
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            manager/team

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Other




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Significant rise in pay


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Retention bonus

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   more flexible working
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          arrangements


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           better benefits

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Change of management/
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         leadership
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Promotion or change of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               role internally

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Other




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         17
CONClUSION
                                                     ThE hUDSON
                                                 RECOmmENDATION
                                                 Perhaps the most revealing aspects of
                                                 our survey are those that highlight what
                                                 contractors and permanent staff have
                                                 in common. both share a commitment
                                                 to professionalism and a desire to make
  Not all positions are permanent and not all                                                  The answer is to use a recruitment partner
                                                 a difference and find meaning in the
  professionals want to commit themselves                                                      that’s not only up to speed with the new
                                                 workplace, whether their stay is time-
  indefinitely, hence the contractor market.                                                   regulation, but also offers compliance
                                                 limited or open ended.
                                                                                               management as an integral part of its
  Our employer feedback confirms that
                                                 far from being ruthless, money driven         proposition.
  there will always be a place for contractors
                                                 loners, we’ve learned that more contractors
  alongside permanent staff. more than that,                                                   having incorporated AWR into our
                                                 than permanent staff
  contract workers are valued and respected                                                    operational framework it’s our view that
  by a wide variety of employers for their       I   would leave a position if there wasn’t    employers looking to fill skills and/or
  ‘can do’ attitude and the speed and quality        enough work for them to do                experience gaps can take heart from
  of their contribution from day one.                                                          this research. The message is that with
                                                 I   would accept a more interesting job for
                                                                                               the right recruitment partner you can
  Of course, very different skill sets and           less money
                                                                                               proceed with confidence, since taking on a
  levels of seniority sit under the contractor
                                                 I   want to get involved in the social side   contractor is an excellent way to
  label, from advertising account executives
                                                     of work.
  through IT project managers to acting                                                        I   fill skills gaps on time-limited projects
  CEOs.                                          These are valuable insights for employers
                                                                                               I   gauge whether a role warrants a
                                                 harbouring reservations about contractor
  for those who choose it, the variety, unique                                                     permanent employee
                                                 engagement.
  challenges and flexibility of contract work
                                                                                               I   tap into experience and working
  outweigh the inherent lack of security         AGENCY WORKER REGuLATIONS                         practices gleaned from other sectors
  that comes from going it alone. Those          AND THE SKILLS GAP
                                                                                                   and/or competitor businesses
  who choose to use them can take heart,         Across all sectors and sizes of business,
  contractors emerge from our research as        the contractor requirement is on the          I   inject new blood into your team without
  not only consummate professionals, but         increase. At the same time Agency Worker          incurring long term fixed costs.
  also all-round assets to the workplace.        Regulations (AWR) have increased              One in every 20 Uk employees is now a
                                                 employer obligations in relation to certain   contractor and the market continues to
                                                 contractor groups. So how can you draw        grow. To find out more about hudson’s
                                                 on flexible talent when you need it, while    quality contractor offering, please contact
                                                 meeting your statutory requirements?          your dedicated hudson contact.




TWICE AS PRODUCTIVE ON AN AVERAGE DAY?
AbOUT ThIS
                                                                                                RESEARCh
       “TWICE AS
       PRODUCTIVE
       ON AN
       AVERAGE                                       We surveyed over 700 respondents:

       DAY?”                                         employee contacts, both contract
                                                     and permanent, and employer clients.
                                                     Respondents were based in England,
                                                     Scotland and Ireland and completed the
                                                     survey during june and july 2011.




EmPLOYER SECTORS

                                                        Advertising/marketing/media             Professional Services

                             2.2%                       Construction/Property/Engineering       Public Sector
                                           3.4%
                                   6.2%                 Education                               Resources
                14.6%
  1.9%
                                                        banking/Financial Services/Insurance    Retail
       4.3%
1.6%                                                    FmCG                                    Telecommunications
0.6%
       2.8%                                25.1%
                                                        Healthcare (Public Sector)              Tourism & Hospitality
       4%

0.9%                                                    Information Technology                  Transport
         5.6%

              4.7%                                      manufacturing                           utilities
                                    7.1%      1.9%
                     4.7%
                            5.3%           1.2%
            1.9%                                        Non-profit                              Wholesale/Distribution

                                                        Pharmaceutical                          Other




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Twice as productive

  • 1. TWICE AS PRODUCTIVE ON AN AVERAGE DAY*? We asked employers, permanent, and contract staff the same questions – with fascinating results! *Twice as many employers believe a contractor is more productive on an average day than a permanent member of staff.
  • 2. “I’m AS GOOD AS mY lAST jOb – SO IT kEEPS mE ON mY TOES.” CONTRACTOR “I WORk bEST WhEN I fEEl SECURE.” PERmANENT EmPlOYEE “I USE CONTRACTORS fOR ThE SkIllS AND kNOWlEDGE-bASE ThEY bRING fROm OThER ROlES AND SECTORS.” EmPlOYER
  • 3. CONTENTS 4 INTRODUCTION 5 DEfINITIONS 6 EXECUTIVE SUmmARY 8 ENGAGEmENT 10 lOYAlTY 12 PRODUCTIVITY 14 EmPlOYERS: SPEAkING fROm EXPERIENCE 16 INSIDER INSIGhTS 18 CONClUSION 19 AbOUT ThIS RESEARCh
  • 4. INTRODUCTION PERmANENT OR CONTRACT STAff? A 360° PERSPECTIVE. Almost one and half million people, We went on to ask employers about their that’s 4.6%* of the Uk workforce, are criteria for hiring contractors. They could freelancers and contractors. What select from a choice of options but many motivates them? Are they significantly elected to go further and give us feedback different from their permanent in their own words. It’s all here. counterparts? how productive do the Next we asked workers, both contract and workers in each group believe they are? permanent, to give us their ‘insider take’ how loyal, and how engaged are they with on the workplace. Are contractors flighty the organisations they work for? Given and disengaged, always on the look out for that a contractor’s involvement is typically their next project? Are permanent staff too time-limited, and a permanent employee’s caught up in the seething hotbed of office is open-ended, there are bound to be politics to get any work done? We’ve got differences. but just how marked are they? the answers. We decided to find out. THE ‘PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT’ There’s been some research in this field, AFFECTS ALL WORKERS but virtually nothing that’s included the What this survey reveals with startling employer perspective. We wanted a 360° clarity goes to the heart of what’s called standpoint. So we posed essentially the The Psychological Contract. That’s the same questions to all three interested unspoken contract that includes all the parties: contractors, permanent staff and assumptions and unvoiced expectations employers. The results proved fascinating. that exist between employer and employee. Informal, undocumented, and REVEALING DISCONNECT intangible by definition, these findings Probably most revealing was the demonstrate that it continues to set the disconnect between how permanent and agenda between employer and workers, contract workers see themselves and of quality contractor staff to business whether permanent or contract. how employers see them. Topics such performance, in context it also confirms as contractor loyalty make compelling The research is timely since some the significance of the recruitment partner reading: Contractors regard themselves employers may be concerned about role in navigating the new legislation as very loyal to the organisations they the impact of the 2010 Agency Worker successfully on their clients’ behalf. work for, however short the period. Yet Regulations (AWR) on their contractor employers continue to regard permanent responsibilities. The survey not only * Source: freelancer and Contractor Services staff as significantly more loyal. demonstrates conclusively the value-add Association (fCSA) march 2011. TWICE AS PRODUCTIVE ON AN AVERAGE DAY?
  • 5. DEfINITIONS Certain words and phrases recur throughout this research. in the interests of clarity we’ve set out our interpretation of the terms below. What do we mean by… ContraCtor LoyaLty Also known as interims, day raters A strong feeling of support or or freelancers, the contract workers allegiance. referred to in this report are primarily middle to senior level professionals. All work for a management company or recruitment agency rather than negotiating terms directly with employers. EngagEmEnt ProduCtivity PsyChoLogiCaL ContraCt The level of involvement, The quality and speed of an The expectations held by both enthusiasm and attachment an individual’s work. employer and employee that exist employee or worker has towards over and above the written contract an organisation and its goals, all of employment between them. of which ultimately affects their Understanding the informal and performance. often unvoiced assumptions on both sides can optimise individual and organisational performance. 5
  • 6. EXECUTIVE SUmmARY Of fINDINGS This research shines a revealing light We’ve represented it more as an executive on the gap between what employers snapshot than an executive summary, so think of their staff, both permanent and that you can see at a glance some of our contract workers, and what those workers most interesting findings. We’ve included think of themselves. Equally important it page numbers so it’s easy to find out more. demonstrates what each group values most in the workplace. WhAT EmPlOYERS ThINk… AbOuT ENGAGEmENT AbOuT LOYALTY AbOuT PRODuCTIVITY Contractors are more likely to Permanent staff are far more Twice as many employers THE HEADLINE be engaged in their role than loyal than contract workers. believe a contractor is more permanent employees. productive on an average day than a permanent employee. 37.2% of employers believe 77.5% of employers said that 14.1% of employers think permanent staff are more likely permanent staff were most permanent staff are the most THE STATISTICS to be disengaged in their current loyal to their organisation, productive, 28.3% favour role. 33.2% think non-permanent with only 2.1% favouring contract staff, while 52.6% hold staff would be more disengaged non-permanent staff. that both groups are equally and 19.1% say both would be productive. equally disengaged. WhAT CONTRACTORS AND PERmANENT STAff ThINk… AbOuT ENGAGEmENT AbOuT LOYALTY AbOuT PRODuCTIVITY In job content, financial reward and 77.6% of contractors and 90.8% of contractors and social atmosphere (the workplace 86.6% of permanent staff 86.3% of permanent staff THE STATISTICS factors both groups said were agree or strongly agree that agree or strongly agree that most important to them) there they are loyal employees. they deliver a high level of was no significant statistical output (volume and quality). difference between contractors and permanent staff. Page 8 Page10 Page12
  • 7. COUNTER-INTUITIVE? It’s out with the stereotypes and in with a refreshing new take on what makes a mixed workforce tick. WHO SCORES HIGHEST? PERmANENT STAFF CONTRACTORS GO TO PAGE… A higher income would motivate 13 me to work harder If offered, I’d accept a role with 11 better job content for less money I get involved in social situations/ 16 events at work I would leave my permanent job or contract before completion for 17 a significant pay rise I would leave my permanent job or contract before completion 17 because of lack of work to be done mORE AlIkE ThAN UNAlIkE most telling of all perhaps is the number of striking similarities between permanent employees and their contractor counterparts. IN THE WORKPLACE, HOW PERmANENT STAFF CONTRACTORS ImPORTANT TO YOu IS… Important or highly Important or highly GO TO PAGE… important important job content? 99% 98.1% 8 financial reward? 94.6% 93.2% 8 Social atmosphere? 75% 73.1% 8 7
  • 8. ENGAGEmENT IT’S A PRETTY ClOSE CAll, bUT EmPlOYERS ThINk PERmANENT STAff ARE lESS lIkElY TO bE ENGAGED WITh ThEIR WORk. It’s revealing that most employers believe We asked employers which type of permanent staff are more likely to be employee expects the most from them, disengaged in their current role (37.2 covering factors ranging from job content per cent) than non-permanent staff to work/life balance. Then we asked our (33.2 per cent), with 19.1 per cent of two groups of workers to rate the same employers believing both would be equally factors. disengaged. EmPlOYERS, WhERE ThEY mADE just what is engagement and why is it so A DIffERENTIATION, fElT ThAT desirable? We’ve summed up engagement PERmANENT WORkERS hAD fAR as ‘the level of involvement, enthusiasm hIGhER EXPECTATIONS Of ThEm. and attachment an employee or worker Yet the figures demonstrate that in all has towards an organisation and its the elements that combine to create the goals, all of which ultimately affects their psychological contract, contract workers’ performance’. In short engaged employees expectations and involvement have a great care passionately about their work. It deal more in common with their permanent WHO IS mORE LIKELY TO bE follows that developing and maintaining counterparts than employers currently DISENGAGED WITH THEIR a workforce dynamic that promotes believe. CuRRENT ROLE? employee engagement is key to an The key to engagement appears to be organisation’s success. involvement. Which perhaps makes sense 10.5% So what makes for an engaged worker, of one of the most interesting findings in whether contract or permanent? this area: the importance workers from 33.2% 19.1% both groups place on social atmosphere in A SuCCESSFuL PSYCHOLOGICAL the workplace. CONTRACT Take a look at the bar charts on the Since it’s pretty impossible to work right. You’ll see that we set employers, effectively in a strained atmosphere, 37.2% contractors and permanent staff seven you could speculate that a relaxed and different questions approached from sociable environment is the product of a successful psychological contract. Is a Contractors slightly different angles. Perm staff happy workplace the last, and possibly both equally most important, piece of the jigsaw? I don’t know TWICE AS PRODUCTIVE ON AN AVERAGE DAY?
  • 9. Of those employers that favoured one between contractors at 98.1 per cent and 360° group over the other, many more believed permanent staff at 99 per cent. that job content would be of significant ObSERVATION: importance to permanent staff. SOCIAL ANImALS SAmE Now for the true picture. Our research Intriguingly, and no doubt of great interest qUESTIONS, revealed that how they spent their to employers, is the finding that over half the respondents in both groups DIffERENT working hours was hugely important rated social atmosphere very highly. The fINDINGS. to both groups. Of those rating job content as important or highly important workplace vibe is only topped by financial rewards and job content for the majority of there is less than a percentage point workers. EmPlOYER WHICH TYPE OF EmPLOYEE EXPECTS THE mOST FROm THEIR Contractors Perm staff both equally I don’t know PERCEPTIONS EmPLOYER? 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Career Job content Training Social Financial rewards Work-life balance Job security development atmosphere STAff HOW ImPORTANT IS IT THAT YOuR WORKPLACE PROVIDES YOu Contractors Perm staff 1 - Not important 2 - Indifferent CONVICTIONS WITH…? 3 - Important 4 - Highly Important 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Career Job content Training Social atmosphere Financial rewards Work-life balance Job security development 9
  • 10. lOYAlTY What makes someone loyal to an Our research reveals that while over IN EmPlOYERS’ organisation? Is it length of service, plus three quarters of contract staff think of EYES the value of their benefits package? Or is themselves as loyal, employers seriously PERmANENT it something far less tangible? how much do professionalism and a desire to belong underestimate their allegiance to the organisation. STAff ARE fIRm come into play? fAVOURITES IN ThE lOYAlTY STAkES. EmPlOYER PERCEPTION When asked about loyalty, 77.5 per cent of WHO IS mORE LOYAL TO YOuR OVER THREE QuARTERS OF employer respondents said that permanent ORGANISATION? CONTRACTORS THINK THEY ARE LOYAL staff were most loyal to their organisation, 3.4% 2.1% with 2.1 per cent favouring non-permanent In a fascinating correlation, 77.6 per cent staff and a not unsizeable 20.4 per of contractors either agree or strongly 17% cent believing there is no difference or agree that they are loyal employees. (This remaining unsure. against the 77.5 per cent of employer respondents who say permanent staff however the view from the coalface is are most loyal.) Unsurprisingly perhaps, more complex and likely to give employees 86.6 per cent of permanent staff either food for thought. 77.5% agree or strongly agree that they are loyal employees. Contractors Perm staff both equally I don’t know TWICE AS PRODUCTIVE ON AN AVERAGE DAY?
  • 11. ThE fUll STORY Contractors Perm staff 1 - Strongly disagree 2 - Disagree 3 - Neither agree nor disagree 4 - Agree WORKWISE – WHAT mAKES YOu TICK? 5 - Strongly agree 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 I would change from being my role regularly presents me I feel secure about the future of I would get faster career progression permanent to non-permanent for with new challenges my career by changing companies the right role, or vice versa 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 I have a strong I have a strong I proactively find I am a loyal I have paid for If another I would emotional emotional ways to improve employee my own training/ organisation recommend that connection to my connection to the my work skills professional offered me a role friends/family work colleagues company I currently development at with better job for my current work for least once in the content for less organisation last three years money, I would change companies IF YOuR DREAm JOb CAmE ALONG Delving a little deeper, both groups of feelings either way. When asked the When asked if they would go permanent workers scored highly on their dedication same question in relation to their current for the right role, 70.9 per cent of contract to pro-actively improve their work skills. employer, permanent employees were only workers said they would. Perhaps as Well over half of the contract workers 5.6 per cent more likely to feel a strong contractors, they are uniquely placed to questioned had paid for their own training connection to their current employer. identify the best permanent opportunities. and/or professional development at least once in the last three years. Permanent bETTER JOb CONTENT buT LESS Only a minority (41.6 per cent) of long- mONEY? term staff would leave the familiar shores workers weren’t far behind. Are contractors more interested in of permanent employment to contract, Interestingly, when permanent and financial factors than permanent staff? It even for a very tempting assignment. contractor staff were asked whether they seems not. Our figures show that they are In post-recessionary times it appears had a strong emotional connection to 10 per cent more likely to accept a role that permanent and contract staff alike their colleagues, their responses were with better job content but less money appreciate the value of a fulfilling and remarkably similar. The majority - an than their permanent counterparts. secure role. almost identical number - had no marked 11
  • 12. PRODUCTIVITY TWICE AS mANY EmPlOYERS bElIEVE A CONTRACTOR IS mORE PRODUCTIVE ON AN AVERAGE DAY ThAN A PERmANENT mEmbER Of STAff. 14.1 per cent of employers think their permanent staff are the most productive, whereas more than double that number, 28.3 per cent, believe non-permanent staff are more productive. A fascinating finding. however the majority of employers, 52.6 per cent, hold that both groups are equally productive. WHO IS mORE PRODuCTIVE ON WHO IS mORE LIKELY TO HIT THE AN AVERAGE DAY? GROuND RuNNING? CONTRACTORS ‘NEED LESS CuDDLING’ 5% 5.2% As one employer eloquently put it, ‘Contractors need 28.3% less cuddling’! The view that contractors are work-ready from 32.5% 48.7% day one is widely shared amongst 52.6% employers. A massive 48.7 per 14.1% cent told us that contractors were most likely to hit the ground 13.6% running. Only 13.6 per cent favoured permanent staff in this Contractors both equally respect. Perm staff I don’t know TWICE AS PRODUCTIVE ON AN AVERAGE DAY?
  • 13. ThE fUll STORY So we’ve seen that twice as many employers believe that contract heels at 86.3 per cent. Non-statistically speaking, the results are pretty close. workers are more productive. but are Surely money is a greater motivator these perceptions borne out by direct for contractors than their permanent questioning of the groups themselves? Not equivalents? Not so, it seems. 51.2 per exactly. Permanent staff rate themselves cent of contract workers agree or strongly more highly it seems, than their bosses. agree that a higher income would motivate While 90.8 per cent of contractors agree them to work harder. but at 56.8 per cent, or strongly agree that they deliver a high permanent employees outstrip them in level of output in terms of both volume and prioritising financial reward. quality, permanent staff are hot on their HOW PRODuCTIVE ARE YOu? 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 I deliver high level output (in volume and quality) A higher income would give me motivation to I prefer to work independently than in work harder group situations Contractors 1 - Strongly disagree Perm staff 2 - Disagree Could it be that boredom has a direct link 3 - Neither agree nor disagree to productivity? None that’s immediately 4 - Agree obvious. At 22.3 per cent and 21.9 per 5 - Strongly agree cent respectively, there was virtually no difference between the contractors and the permanent staff who confessed to being bored. The same applies to the HOW bORED ARE YOu? far lower, but almost equal numbers 60% who declared themselves thoroughly 50% unproductive – a reassuringly low 3.4 per 40% cent for contractors and 3.2 per cent for permanent staff. 30% 20% So it would appear that permanent and 10% contract workers are a lot more alike in 0% terms of productivity and motivation than 1 2 3 4 5 employers believe. I am easily bored in my current role 13
  • 14. EmPlOYERS: SPEAkING fROm EXPERIENCE... WHERE CONTRACTORS STAND OuT 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Flexibility Only the hours actually worked are paid for They have no impact on headcount The potential speed of hire/market responsiveness Coverage of skills gap - temps provide access to expertise only for the limited time that it’s needed No requirement to provide benefits, e.g. sick pay, pension (until October 2011 for PAYE and umbrella) Other HIGH QuALITY SPECIALIST HORSEPOWER TRANSFERAbLE SKILLS AT CRITICAL TImES Employers, it’s clear, think highly of One of the big advantages of contract workers, regarding them hiring non-permanent staff, said as an essential element of the 42.9 per cent of employers, hR mix. less than a per centage was the potential speed of hire point below the obvious ‘flexibility’, and market responsiveness. 70.2 per cent of employers value Contractors, they told us, bring contractors for the immediately quality additional specialist applicable transferable skills horsepower at critical times and they bring to the workplace. In can be relied upon to speed up written feedback, expressions like momentum on specific projects. ‘results-orientated’, ‘experienced professionals’ and ‘able to hit the ground running’ were recurrent themes. TWICE AS PRODUCTIVE ON AN AVERAGE DAY?
  • 15. WhY DO I USE “TO ESTAblISh CONTRACT WhEThER WORkERS? ThERE’S A NEED fOR ThE ROlE lONG We asked employers to tell us in their TERm.” own words what they regarded as the key benefit of using contractors. here’s a snapshot of the most revealing responses. “They have a wide range of experience and proactively keep their skills up to date.” “Task focused, not drawn into office “Need less cuddling! So I have more politics.” time.” “A wider portfolio of skills and “I get better skills for my money.” experience than the average employee, with exposure to operating at a level higher than they “I like the entrepreneurial mindset are contracted to.” that contractors bring to my business.” 15
  • 16. INSIDER INSIGhTS ThE lOW DOWN ON OffICE POlITICS Employers have even stronger opinions And the true story? Will we ever know? when it comes to office politics. just one Despite guaranteed anonymity only 12.6 per cent of them felt that contractors were per cent of permanent staff admit to more likely to be water cooler conspirators. politicking and not one respondent would Permanent staff top the ratings with ‘strongly agree’ to finding themselves a massive 78.7 per cent of employers drawn into office politics. Contractor branding them as major political players. numbers are even sparser, with just 9.7 per just 17 per cent believe contractors and cent registering a guilty plea. permanent staff are equally to blame. PERmANENT STAFF CONTRACTORS EmPLOYERS 0% 0.5% 3.3% 1% 9.2% 12.6% 14.7% 19.3% 17% 21.7% 33.8% 38.9% 78.7% 49.3% Strongly disagree Contractors Disagree Perm staff Neither agree nor disagree both equally Agree I don’t know Strongly agree TWICE AS PRODUCTIVE ON AN AVERAGE DAY?
  • 17. EmPLOYERS WhO’S mORE CONTRACTORS SOCIAblE? Contractors Perm staff both equally I don’t know PlACE fAR mORE 1.5% ImPORTANCE ON 5.7% SOCIAl EVENTS AT WORk ThAN EmPlOYERS 41.9% bElIEVE. Strongly disagree 50.9% Disagree Neither agree nor disagree A categorical 50 per cent of employers Agree Strongly agree believe permanent staff are more likely to be involved in, or present at social PERmANENT STAFF CONTRACTORS events. 41.9 per cent think permanent and 2.2% 2.4% contract workers are equally involved and just 5.7 per cent view contractors as the 8.6% 9.6% 14% 11.4% heart and soul of the party. how wrong they are! In reality contractors just see off permanent staff on the 16.1% 18.2% sociability stakes – but only just. An impressive 68 per cent of contractors 59.1% 58.4% enjoy socialising with colleagues, set against a remarkably similar 67.7 per cent of permanent workers. ShOUlD I STAY OR ShOUlD I GO? Contractors Perm staff WHAT WOuLD INFLuENCE YOu TO LEAVE A PROJECT OR ROLE? WHAT WOuLD CHANGE YOuR mIND? 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Company ethics not in line with my values Job content is no longer enjoyable Role is too stressful Lack of career progression opportunities New job offer If I felt I could not succeed in the role Difficult internal processes/ office politics Financial remuneration is insufficient Lack of actual work to be done (idle) Role failed to meet expectations Grievance with direct manager/team Other Significant rise in pay Retention bonus more flexible working arrangements better benefits Change of management/ leadership Promotion or change of role internally Other 17
  • 18. CONClUSION ThE hUDSON RECOmmENDATION Perhaps the most revealing aspects of our survey are those that highlight what contractors and permanent staff have in common. both share a commitment to professionalism and a desire to make Not all positions are permanent and not all The answer is to use a recruitment partner a difference and find meaning in the professionals want to commit themselves that’s not only up to speed with the new workplace, whether their stay is time- indefinitely, hence the contractor market. regulation, but also offers compliance limited or open ended. management as an integral part of its Our employer feedback confirms that far from being ruthless, money driven proposition. there will always be a place for contractors loners, we’ve learned that more contractors alongside permanent staff. more than that, having incorporated AWR into our than permanent staff contract workers are valued and respected operational framework it’s our view that by a wide variety of employers for their I would leave a position if there wasn’t employers looking to fill skills and/or ‘can do’ attitude and the speed and quality enough work for them to do experience gaps can take heart from of their contribution from day one. this research. The message is that with I would accept a more interesting job for the right recruitment partner you can Of course, very different skill sets and less money proceed with confidence, since taking on a levels of seniority sit under the contractor I want to get involved in the social side contractor is an excellent way to label, from advertising account executives of work. through IT project managers to acting I fill skills gaps on time-limited projects CEOs. These are valuable insights for employers I gauge whether a role warrants a harbouring reservations about contractor for those who choose it, the variety, unique permanent employee engagement. challenges and flexibility of contract work I tap into experience and working outweigh the inherent lack of security AGENCY WORKER REGuLATIONS practices gleaned from other sectors that comes from going it alone. Those AND THE SKILLS GAP and/or competitor businesses who choose to use them can take heart, Across all sectors and sizes of business, contractors emerge from our research as the contractor requirement is on the I inject new blood into your team without not only consummate professionals, but increase. At the same time Agency Worker incurring long term fixed costs. also all-round assets to the workplace. Regulations (AWR) have increased One in every 20 Uk employees is now a employer obligations in relation to certain contractor and the market continues to contractor groups. So how can you draw grow. To find out more about hudson’s on flexible talent when you need it, while quality contractor offering, please contact meeting your statutory requirements? your dedicated hudson contact. TWICE AS PRODUCTIVE ON AN AVERAGE DAY?
  • 19. AbOUT ThIS RESEARCh “TWICE AS PRODUCTIVE ON AN AVERAGE We surveyed over 700 respondents: DAY?” employee contacts, both contract and permanent, and employer clients. Respondents were based in England, Scotland and Ireland and completed the survey during june and july 2011. EmPLOYER SECTORS Advertising/marketing/media Professional Services 2.2% Construction/Property/Engineering Public Sector 3.4% 6.2% Education Resources 14.6% 1.9% banking/Financial Services/Insurance Retail 4.3% 1.6% FmCG Telecommunications 0.6% 2.8% 25.1% Healthcare (Public Sector) Tourism & Hospitality 4% 0.9% Information Technology Transport 5.6% 4.7% manufacturing utilities 7.1% 1.9% 4.7% 5.3% 1.2% 1.9% Non-profit Wholesale/Distribution Pharmaceutical Other 19