The global pandemic has tested the adaptability for businesses around the globe. While many companies are settling into a new reality and beginning to ramp up again, others may be faced with idling their operations if the number of COVID cases continue to increase dramatically. This pandemic is unpredictable and being prepared is more important now than ever.

Wage pressure is being applied at every level. Amazon’s announcement of a $15.00/hour minimum wage gained the most attention, but they’re not alone. Walmart has an $11.00/hour minimum, Costco is at $14.00/hour, and Target has announced plans to raise its minimum to $15.00/hour by 2020. Yes, wages are going up everywhere.

The backlog is weighing on you.

105 years ago, Henry Ford revolutionized the manufacturing line.  The time to build a car dropped from 12 hours to 2.5. He didn’t invent a thing to make this happen. He invented a process.

Staffing your operation is an ongoing challenge.

We’ve worked with dozens of clients over the last ten-plus years and there's one thing every one of them had in common – they knew they couldn’t consistently meet the budget they wanted to hit by doing things the way they had always done them.

It can be really hard to hire. When the economy is good, it’s hard to find the workers you need at a cost that won’t break your budget. And temp agencies have the same struggle as you do. So if you rely on temps for the labor your need, you’ll likely be disappointed with what you get.

You need some more help. In the warehouse or on the line. And unemployment is the lowest we've seen in 10 years. Hiring in this environment is hard. Wages are going up, and that can kill your budget. And turnover is high because right down the street they are paying more than you are.

So, you're in a tight spot. Pay more to keep your workers or let them leave and deal with constant turnover. Are those your choices? Pay more and more, pushing your costs higher and higher? Or pay less, and get less… reliability, work ethic, performance.

What to do? At Insource we have a solution to the box you're in. We reward good performance with incentive pay that is 100% funded by Insource. Bonus pay that goes into your worker's pocket without coming out of yours. Sounds too good to be true, doesn't it? Let us show you.

That’s what it feels like, right? You hire a temp agency to supply you with labor and now you have to pull your best people off the job to train the temps how to get the work done. So instead of the temp agency positively impacting your productivity, they’ve created a new problem.

Growth is good, right? More orders, more volume, more activity, and if it’s all done right - more profit.