Could you manage 18000 extra staff?

With the Royal Mail announcing it is looking to recruit 18000 new staff over the Christmas period, have you thought about how you will manage the extra HR responsibilities, employees and salaries brought about by Christmas?Many companies like the Royal Mail struggle over peak times of the year to keep up with the large workload. Hiring extra employees is an important step for many businesses.For the Royal Mail, this time is Christmas where seasonal posts are boosted by 14% as everyone sends out their Christmas cards and presents. For other companies, it might be summer when workload hits a high and extra staff are required (for example, airlines or holiday companies).Highs in workloads may also come as a result of increased marketing or advertising activity. Often, after a large marketing campaign a business is overwhelmed with enquiries and orders (if the marketing was good!) this may result in needing extra staff to cope with manning the phones, sending out orders or covering checkouts.For any business that needs different levels of staff throughout the year, Human resources outsourcing is sometimes required. HR Outsourcing is beneficial as the professionals at the outsourced firm handle all of your HR activity for you, leaving you to get on with your everyday work and leaving them to worry about the rest.The kinds of work the HR firm can cover includes, managing employment contracts, hiring new staff, ending contracts, managing sick pay, holiday leave, and maternity and paternity rights, staff training, health and safety risk assessments and many other areas of HR.The benefits of outsourcing are the cost effective advantages. Hiring an in-house HR team is often expensive as permanent staff members are employed and often need training to keep up to date with current laws and regulations in the employment world. With an outsourced company, you can be rest assured that your HR requirements will always be covered and your staff will always have the service at their disposal. The benefits of keeping up to date with laws and employment regulations are also highly beneficial. In the case of those companies seeking extra staff at peak times of the year, an HR company can handle all contracts, paperwork and administration on your behalf. HR companies employ numerous employment law advisers so you have no need to worry about the extra staff as this is all taken care of for you, leaving you to focus on other, more pressing matters!