Across the UK thousands of delivery firms, regardless of their size, will know that at the end of each year as the peak season for deliveries approaches, a series of seasonal challenges around workforce management inevitably arise.
Traditionally, many delivery firms have struggled to cope with the endless admin associated with bringing in and onboarding new self-employed drivers to cope with the annual rush for deliveries in the lead up to Christmas.
However, one way that last-mile delivery firms are boosting their efficiency and improving the way they engage their self-employed workforce is through harnessing the latest technology such as the Wise platform.
Wise is a free integrated digital platform that has been specifically designed to improve the self-employment experience for both main contractors and their self-employed drivers and is currently being used by over 250 UK businesses. By using this platform, businesses are able to:
•Onboard new drivers in as little as ten minutes
•Protect their businesses with expert compliance and legal support
•Improve driver retention by introducing them to Wise products such as accountancy
Delivery firms are always searching for new self-employed subcontractors for their delivery routes and this focus on recruitment and onboarding only intensifies when demand spikes in the lead up to Christmas. Within a competitive landscape, one way UK firms are beginning to combat this is by improving their internal processes to increase current driver retention and the Wise platform is instrumental in this.
Through the Wise system, logistics business owners can improve the experience for their drivers, as through the driver app, these subcontractors can save time, money and stress. By choosing a Wise product, subcontractors can sign and submit key documents digitally, maximise their take-home pay and have all of their invoicing and tax returns handled by expert accountants.
Tom Hills, Chief Operating Officer at Wise, said: “We know that the current driver shortage in the UK is going to become even more of an issue as the logistics industry prepares for the annual peak period. With costs rising across the board, we’re seeing first-hand just how important it is for delivery firms to not only maximise their efficiency, but improve the relationship with their workforce to increase retention of self-employed drivers.
“Working closely with delivery firms of all sizes, we know that in peak season issues around personnel, onboarding and admin have previously slowed businesses down at the most stressful time of the year. By using the innovative Wise platform, we are able to relieve business owners of headaches around compliance, payroll, documentation and a number of other areas so that they can focus on what they do best – growing their businesses.”
Naturally, as firms fight over a relatively small talent pool of qualified self-employed drivers, those that are able to offer the most straight-forward and simple self-employment experience will hold a competitive advantage when it comes to recruitment. By using Wise’s free main contractor platform, firms are now able to drastically improve this experience for drivers by onboarding them in a matter of minutes, sharing contracts digitally and importantly, boosting their take-home pay by up to £30 per week.
To find out more about how Wise could benefit your business and help you to prepare for this year’s peak period, head to www.withwise.com
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