Wrong. Thanks to the Update-Pro app, Inspector Jürgen Van Bellinghen, Aronia’s operations manager, can still hire temporary employees at any time of day. “I get an employment contract instantly, so I can schedule that person right away.”
“Aronia has offices in Ghent, Antwerp, and Brussels,” says Jürgen. “But our assignments span the whole of Belgium. Many of them can’t be filled with permanent employees. Think of long-term replacement assignments or extra work, such as offices that are disinfected daily due to the coronavirus. In addition, I sometimes get a late-night call from a sick employee, for whom I have to find a replacement before 6 a.m. Fortunately, we have strong ties with the VDAB, and I see plenty of good candidates who are eager to prove themselves on such temporary assignments.”
“Because of the number of last-minute changes to the schedule, we need flexibility in our personnel administration. Since we started using Update-Pro, I no longer have to wait until 8 a.m., when the staffing agency opens, to get the paperwork in order. Using the app on my cell phone, tablet, or laptop, I can enter an applicant’s information myself and instantly generate an employment contract, so I can schedule that person right away.”
Just like at Update-Pro, flexibility is in the DNA of this family-owned business, which strives for a people-centered HR policy. “We place great importance on mutual flexibility and fair employment practices, which results in low absenteeism due to illness. People enjoy coming to work here because we take family situations into account. If they’d like to start an hour later on the first day of school, that’s fine. The result is that I have to keep a close eye on payroll, which goes smoothly thanks to Update-Pro’s tools.”
“Business owners who want to act quickly and hire a student, flexi-jobber, office worker, or laborer on short notice will benefit from a flexible payroll partner like Update-Pro. Thanks to the app, you’re no longer limited to office hours when drawing up employment contracts.”
