Solving Engineering Workforce Challenges

The engineering industry is a dynamic and demanding field. Projects are complex, timelines are tight, and success hinges on having a flexible, highly skilled workforce. However, managing a large number of temporary workers from different agencies can create significant challenges. These issues can include hidden costs, inconsistent worker quality, and administrative headaches that slow down your entire operation.

For example, a project might require niche skills that are hard to find, or it could be located in a challenging geography far from urban centers. Relying on multiple agencies for these needs often leads to a lack of consistency on the standard of workers, and without a central point of oversight, you lose control over hours worked and costs. Additionally, managing a mountain of late invoices and a lack of management information makes it nearly impossible to track budgets accurately. Perhaps the biggest risk is the potential for false self-employment, which can expose your company to serious legal and financial penalties.

This is where a neutral vendor managed service becomes your strategic partner. We act as your single point of contact for all your temporary labour needs, simplifying a fragmented and complex process. By centralising management, we provide a consistent, streamlined solution.

How Our Service Helps You

Our neutral vendor service tackles these common pain points head-on, giving you a smarter way to manage your temporary workforce. Here's what you gain:

Financial Control: We provide a single view of your spending, so you can easily track hours worked and costs and eliminate the surprise of late or inaccurate invoices. This centralised approach ensures you get competitive rates, helping you save money
Quality && Consistency: We ensure a high standard of workers across all of of your projects, regardless of location. You can be confident that you're getting the right talent with the necessary niche skills, every time
Legal Protection: We take on the responsibility of ensuring every temporary worker is 100% legally compliant, significantly reducing your risk of potential false self-employment. This protects your company and provides peace of mind
Operational Efficiency: We handle all the administrative burden, from sourcing talent in challenging geographies to managing contracts and communications with agencies. This frees up your internal teams to focus on core project goals
Better Access to Talent: Our service connects you to a wide network of qualified candidates, ensuring you can quickly and efficiently scale your workforce to meet project demands.

With our support, you get the people you need, when and where you need them, without the hassle and risk.

Temporary And Contractor Managed Services

Our team of specialist recruitment support officers at Datum RPO support your hiring managers to achieve better results from temporary and contractor recruitment, helping you access better quality talent, in time and at a lower cost.

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Independent Compliance Audits

At Datum RPO, our independent compliance audit service helps identify potential legal compliance breaches in your temporary or contingent workforce, helping you ensure compliance across your recruitment supply chain and allowing you to focus on sourcing the best talent for your company.

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Analysis And Reporting

We can support your team to achieve greater productivity and efficiency by performing full data analysis of your recruitment spend. We then provide you with the analysis and potential reporting tools that give you a full overview of your recruitment processes, quickly identifying where your costs are, where your sticking points lie and – crucially – where improvements can be made.

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Jarrod Mollison

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