In the last two years, the U.S. staffing industry lost 1.14 million jobs, which is equivalent to 37% of its workforce. While the industry has started to see job growth in the recent past, integrating those new employees into their new workplace is going to take time. The American Staffing Association promotes legal, ethical, and professional practices for the $61 billion U.S. staffing industry. Since 1966, the Association has been providing training and employment solutions across various industries. With the increased use of temporary staffing, communication in the workplace becomes that much more important.

New employees need to be able to efficiently communicate with more senior staff members. One way to increase the efficiency of communication is the implementation of JTECH’s SmartAlert® messaging system with StaffComm™ micro-transmitters and InstaCall® alphanumeric pagers. SmartAlert and StaffComm allow you to send preprogrammed messages for easy, rapid, and error-free communication. Temporary employees, seasonal employees and new employees are able to communicate their needs with the simple press of a button. With October staffing employment 20% higher than it was in the same month last year, there are a lot of new placements being made. These new placements need training and training occurs through effective communication.

A recent article in the Boston Herald described the complex nature of the growing staffing industry. Director Varda Halidy of the Dorchester non-profit agency said that “for our workers, it’s not just about getting them jobs but keeping them stable and hopeful.” Hope and stability in the workplace can only be as strong as the communication between staff members. JTECH’s communication systems and robust pager solutions are an ideal way to increase the likelihood for hope and stability.