Hiring can obviously be an anxiety-inducing situaition for some small business because there is a lot of risk of getting it wrong and even if the employee is being hired for a short term, a bad hire can be both costly and stressful. The thing to keep in mind is you have to be sure you have followed all neceesary rules with respect of employment law regulions to avoid any kind of litigation or dispute. You also have to be careful to be transparent about the job tasks and what it entails so that everyone - especially the new hire - is on the same page.
During the Great Pandemic of 2020, many workers in the United States and around the world lost their jobs. Small businesses were forced to close in some cases and those that were able to remain afloat, often did so by the skin of their teeth. But the news was not bad for all companies. Certainly big companies like Amazon could not keep up with demand and had to hire thousands of part time temporary help to help with their warehouses and delivery and things like that. Other big companies such as Walmart also hired a lot of temporary help as did supermarkets that could scarcely keep up with the demands.
Manufacturers of home goods and food chians, as well as pharmaceutical companies, bakeries, e-commerce companies and tech giants also fared pretty well.
As for many small businesses such as those in the fast food businesses and delivery business they also needed to hire temporary workers as demand for the products and services soared with millions of people homebound due to the virus.
So as a small business owner, you have to be prepared to exploit and explore your opportunities but at the same time you have to have strategies in place to manage risk and avoid bad hires.
