Ingram Micro is to collaborate with social service Baanbrekers in Waalwijk. The organisations will train people on welfare benefits for a job at Ingram Micro or another company in logistics.
Ingram Micro will work in the programme with a talent pool. Benefit recipients in this pool will be trained for a job in the incoming goods department. "An important place within the organisation," Ahmed Kansouh of Baanbrekers tells the Brabants Dagblad. "Precise work has to be done. The handling of orders from online shops like bol.com depends on this."
The talent pool is continuously filled with eight people from the Participation Act. They receive a one-year contract through Baanbrekers and rotate with Ingram Micro staff. If someone leaves for a paid job, that place is filled by a new candidate.
For Ingram Micro, fulfilment partner of bol.com and Bijenkorf, among others, the collaboration offers a solution in the very tight labour market. The logistics service provider says it is always looking for people willing to roll up their sleeves. "The work in our company is excellent for people for whom it is difficult to find and keep a job on their own. Especially if there is guidance from Baanbrekers."
Alternative recruitment routes due to tight labour market
The tight labour market is forcing more companies in logistics to adopt alternative recruitment routes. Logistics service provider Chain Logistics recently launched Open Hiring, a concept where new employees can start work immediately. They do not have to attend an interview or submit a CV; whoever is motivated can start work. "The beauty of the approach is that you bring in people who are super-motivated to start work," says Rob Jansen, director of Chain Logistics.
