Being short staffed is never good for business. When your employees call in sick, go on leave, or quit without notice and you’re stuck with a smaller workforce than you require, your efficiency, productivity, customer service, and bottom line can all suffer. But being over staffed in an attempt to avoid these consequences isn’t a good idea either. You’ll just end up paying more in payroll costs than you actually need to pay to get the work done.

One of the greatest benefits of temporary staffing is that you get to maintain ideal staffing levels at all times. You’ll never be short staffed because you can hire temp workers to fill in whenever you need. And you’ll never be over staffed because you won’t have to hire and pay additional permanent employees when you don’t really need them on full time. When you have budget cuts or reorganization, you can send back those temporary workers to the staffing agency, without having to lay off anyone or pay severance. This can keep your payroll costs down while keeping productivity up, at all times.