Contractors: assessing suitability

Employing contractors to carry out specific tasks in the workplace is commonplace in many firms. Whether people are brought in to build a premise (or to clean that premise once it is built), many companies now rely on people other than their staff to carry out essential functions.

So what should companies look for when choosing a contractor in the first place? According to the HSE, clients of potential contractors need to satisfy themselves that the contractors are competent to do the job s... (274 more words)

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