When’s the right time to hire a temp?

Written By Abby Robbins

5 Signs You Need to Hire a Temp (Before It’s Too Late)

Running behind? Too many deadlines, not enough hands? You might be overdue for some extra support — and temporary staff could be your quickest win.


At YBTemps, we help businesses across Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire plug gaps fast with reliable, pre-vetted temps. But how do you know when it’s time to bring someone in?


Here are 5 signs you shouldn’t ignore:

1. You’ve Got a Leaver, and No Handover

Someone’s handed in their notice. Handover? Nowhere in sight. Worse still, their workload isn’t going anywhere.

Why wait to feel the pressure? A temporary worker can step in quickly to keep things moving and even help create documentation for their successor.

2. Your Team’s Drowning in Work

Your high performers should be focused on value-added work — not buried in inboxes, spreadsheets, or backlogs.

Temps can take the load off. From data entry to CRM clean-up to document control, we place experienced support staff who hit the ground running.

3. You’re Covering Leave (But Haven’t Planned Ahead)

Annual leave. Sick leave. Maternity or parental leave.

These are predictable (or sometimes sudden) absences, but your operations shouldn’t suffer.

Get a temp in early. With a little planning, we’ll help you line up cover who can shadow before taking over solo.

4. There’s a Big Deadline or Peak Season Approaching

Events, audits, product launches, year-end madness — the surge is coming. Do you have the people to handle it?

Short-term support = long-term sanity. We supply temporary teams to help you scale up (and back down) smoothly.

5. You’re Not Ready to Commit to a Full-Time Hire

Sometimes you need the help — but aren’t ready to offer a perm contract.

That’s where a temp-to-perm model comes in. We’ll place someone great on a short-term basis, with the option to hire them permanently once you’re sure they’re a fit.

💡 Temps Are Talented

Our temps cover a wide range of professional roles, including:

  • PA/Executive Assistant

  • Finance Manager

  • Marketing Coordinator

  • HR Business Partner

  • Customer Service Specialist

  • Data Analyst

  • Sales Manager

  • Office Manager

  • Operations Support

👋 Ready to Get Support in Place?

Whether it’s one urgent role or a repeat need, we make temporary hiring quick, easy, and human.

📞 Call us on 01628 566 447
📩 Or email lauren@ybtemps.co.uk
✅ We place trusted temps in as little as 24 hours

Abby Robbins
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