Temporary Workers | Windows 365

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Overview

What is a temporary worker?

A temporary worker is someone who's being hired by an organization for a short period of time. To maximize the productivity of temporary workers, IT teams need to deploy them quickly and provide secure access to critical apps on any device—including their personal ones.

Types of workers

Types of temporary workers

There are many workers in an organization who could be classified as temporary. IT administrators should consider a Bring Your Own PC (BYOPC) strategy for the following types of workers:

Project-based contractors

Project-based contractors are hired to meet certain goals or accomplish a specific set of deliverables.

Short-term employees

Short-term employees are hired for narrow, timebound roles. This category includes interns, students, and trainees.

Seasonal workers

Seasonal workers are hired to meet surges in demand. They may join a team seasonally or during a growth phase and are crucial to maintaining staff agility.

Reasons to invest

Benefits and opportunities

Temporary workers are the backbone of any truly agile organization. Maximize the versatility of your workforce by investing in technology that enables flexible work scenarios.

Since temporary workers will only be working with an organization for a short period of time, it’s essential to get them up and running as quickly as possible. Trim the onboarding process down to hours with Windows 365 Cloud PCs—compared to five days on on-premises VDI environments.¹
Every device that needs access to corporate resources—including temporary workers’ personal devices—should be healthy, secure, and continuously managed. Close security gaps and increase your team’s peace of mind with a protected, compliant Windows experience on Windows 365 Cloud PCs.
Set up a single Cloud PC—or thousands—in just a few steps. Onboard and offboard employees just as quickly with rapid deployment features, making it easy to scale as staffing needs change.