Berks & Beyond Blog

A Vendor-on-Premise (VOP) is exactly what it sounds like – a vendor (in this case, a staffing service like Berks & Beyond) provides an on-site representative to manage and coordinate temporary employees at your company.

If you’re a high-volume staffing user, a VOP can really make staffing easier for you.  In essence, he acts as an extension of your HR department to streamline your staffing function.  Here’s how:
Increasing Efficiency
A VOP can:
- Handle the daily deployment of temporary workers to get them on-task quickly.
- Make daily rounds to ensure contingent workers stay productive.
- Provide detailed, customized reports like: staffing usage, cost analyses, attendance and tardiness.
- Evaluate personnel needs to plan for peak and non-peak periods, and handle worker reassignment.
Reducing Headaches
A VOP can:
- Manage daily work issues, like problem resolution and worker injury reporting.
- Handle scheduling to ensure departments are adequately staffed.
- Resolve payroll and administrative issues.
- Recruit new temporary employees directly at your site.
Managing Other Staffing Functions
A VOP can:
- Screen, interview and skill-test candidates before they’re approved to work for you.
- Check references, and if required, drug test applicants.
- Distribute paychecks.
Ensuring Safety
A VOP can:
- Provide facilities tours and customized safety orientations for your new temporary employees.

Could a VOP become a VIP in your company?  Contact Berks & Beyond to find out more about our on-site services and determine if they’re right for you.