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For many companies - especially smaller ones - the responsibility for human resource management can quickly become overwhelming. HR and administrative tasks can start to take up more and more time, and the effort to attract and retain new employees can seem daunting.
So what are your options for HR help? Here are some ideas:
Hire an HR Director.
Hire an HR Generalist.
Outsource Your HR function.
Hire a Consultant.
If you're overwhelmed by HR tasks at your company, and you're looking for a better solution, please contact Northwest Staffing. As a Seattle staffing firm, we can help with a variety of HR functions - including staffing, payroll, and benefits administration - so you can focus on other priorities.
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| Account Manager/Sales Representative Needed | |
International firm looking to hire an Account Manager/ Sales Representative to generate new business and maintain current accounts. SALES experience in construction/ agricultural related fields is required.
This position may require travel out of state or possible travel to Europe. Must have the ability to work from home if needed as this position may have the flexibility to primarily work from a home office.
Please send resume and follow up with Joanne 800-548-9886 for inquiries regarding this position.
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Northwest Staffing Solutions, Inc. Newsletter |
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Benefit From a Partnership with Northwest Staffing Solutions, Inc.
 Using temporary employees can deliver a variety of benefits, including flexibility, reduced liability, time and cost savings. Whether you have a job lasting just a few hours, or one lasting several months, temporary employees allow your company to adjust quickly and operate at peak efficiency - even during the busiest times.
But in order to take full advantage of the benefits offered by a more flexible workforce, you must partner with a temporary staffing agency that's right for your company. In fact, the stronger the partnership between you and your staffing company, the better the results.
Here's a testimonial from a client of Northwest Staffing for more than 13 years and how they benefited from partnering with us:
"In the past 13 years, with three different manufacturing companies, I have used Northwest Staffing as a temporary staffing partner. I have found them to be reputable, attentive to our needs, responsive to our requests, and cognizant of our resources. Whether it has been a need for seven laborers 'in the next four hours' or a specific skilled CNC machine operator 'by tomorrow night,' they have performed with the greatest professionalism.
"The best endorsement of any product or service is the continued purchase or use. My using Northwest Staffing for 13 years should say enough! I tend to be impatient with poor customer service and expect high standards in that regard. I can say without exception that my accounts have always been handled efficiently and effectively by Northwest Staffing."
- Vern L. Marschall, PHR, HR Manager
If you're interested in learning more about how your firm can directly benefit from a partnership with a staffing service like Northwest Staffing, please contact us today or visit our website. |
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The "True" Cost of an Employee  According to a survery of our various branches, the true cost of an employee (the average of all industries included in the study) was the employee's hourly rate plus an additional cost representing 56.55% of the wage rate. In other words, an employee who receives an hourly rate of, say, $10.00 really costs you $15.66 ($10.00 + 56.55% (5.66) = $15.66). Or, more clearly stated, a $400.00 a week employee really costs the employer $626.20. These additional costs are outlined below:
Mandatory Costs (Required by law)
- Federal Social Security Tax 7.65%
- Federal Unemployment Tax 0.80%
- State Unemployement Tax 2.9%
- Worker's Compensation 4.3%
Total Mandatory Cost 15.65% Hiring Costs (Cost involved in putting an employee into the payroll system)
- Recruiting, hiring, training, book-keeping, payroll 6.90%
- Severance Pay 0.10%
Total Hiring Costs 7.00%
Discretionary Costs (Cost which by practice have, in most instances, become obligatory) - Vacation 4.90%
- Holidays 3.40%
- Sick Pay 1.30%
- Pension Plan 5.40%
- Profit Sharing 1.20%
- Health & Life Insurance 11.9%
- Bonuses & Incentives 0.40%
- Contribute to Thrift Plan 0.60%
- Non-Working Time 3.50%
- Miscellaneous Benefits 1.30%
Total Discretionary Costs 33.9%
Your Total Addtional Costs 56.55%
Save money and hire through NorthWest Staffing Solutions, Inc. |
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