Skilled workers are essential in many fields of activity – and yet there is a shortage of them everywhere. They are desperately searched for in many sectors. The specialized personnel that are available feel the shortage the most and often come under pressure as a result. The solution: Combat the shortage of skilled workers and hire specific auxiliary staff to reduce the workload of skilled workers and free them up for important tasks.
Your craftsmen are held up by transportation of work equipment and preparations that could easily be delegated?
Are your cooks performing routine tasks and movements that even someone without the relevant training can learn quickly?
Are your medical assistants being kept from performing medical procedures on patients by administrative tasks in their stressful working day?
The use of unskilled workers can provide relief in a wide range of areas – the examples mentioned are easily transferable to specialist professions in other sectors. A wide variety of tasks that do not require specialist knowledge can often be performed by unskilled employees or transferred to them after a short training period. This allows your skilled workers to concentrate on the tasks that require expert knowledge while maintaining general productivity and efficiency in the company. And this has many long-term benefits for employers:
Entrepreneurs often see unskilled workers as cheap employees who seem more dispensable than a skilled worker. However, an unskilled worker can provide the relief that helps the entire team move forward! Anyone who tries to weigh up skilled workers against unskilled workers when looking for staff is forgetting the advantage of a well-composed team. Auxiliary staff are not cheap labor, but rather a relief and indispensable addition to the team. What’s more, this strategy also has great potential for combating the shortage of skilled workers in the long term!
A person who is already part of the company and gains concrete insights into the activities of a specialist automatically gets to know their job description better every day. Once interest has been aroused, further training or education supported by the company has advantages for all parties. Companies receive skilled workers who are genuinely committed to their company, are actively involved and want to stay for the long term. And the initially unskilled workers can specialize and become more and more involved in the company. An opportunity to combat the shortage of skilled workers with initially unskilled employees.
An assistant can therefore not only be an initial relief, but also a future specialist with a high level of loyalty to the company!
Hiring an assistant to relieve the workload of specialist staff not only has positive effects on employee satisfaction. The economic benefits are also undeniable:
The money saved on the comparatively “cheap” workforce can then be invested in their training or further training, which actively combats the shortage of skilled workers, the company gains a skilled worker with a high level of employee loyalty and the worker themselves moves up the career ladder and salary structure.
By placing unskilled workers in teams with specialized professionals, you create favorable conditions for employees who are satisfied and productive. A relieved and strengthened team not only works more efficiently, but also remains motivated in the long term. Employers can not only feel the result in interpersonal relationships, but also see it in their economic figures.
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