{"id":15432,"date":"2023-05-17T09:25:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T08:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/?p=15432"},"modified":"2023-08-04T10:18:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T09:18:08","slug":"off-payroll-task-force-team-umbrella-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/en\/2023\/05\/17\/off-payroll-task-force-team-umbrella-company","title":{"rendered":"How about hiring an off-payroll Task Force team through our umbrella company?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">International organisations, government agencies, or companies regularly contact us when they are in the process of hiring several people for task forces or projects and seeking consultants or freelancers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Task Forces, originally created by the United States Navy, are now used by many state and non-governmental organisations, associations and companies to carry out specific temporary ad-hoc assignments.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Employing external consultants, including both experts in their fields and junior staff on fixed-term assignments, is effective for this type of project.<\/p>    <div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Characteristics of a Task Force<\/h1>    <div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Task Force working groups can be created in various situations to implement different strategies, but often in the case of<\/p>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>Large projects<\/li>    <li>High complexity projects<\/li>    <li>Projects involving a significant amount of external resources<\/li> <\/ul>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a general rule:&nbsp;<\/p>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>There is a chief project manager who has responsibility for the project<\/li>    <li>The project becomes an independent structure<\/li>    <li>Each participant works full time on the project<\/li>    <li>The project is concise, with a specific number of members and consultants<\/li>    <li>The group is agile, task-oriented, responsive and productive<\/li>    <li>The group brings together talents from different backgrounds, departments, or sectors to bring innovation, better solutions but also to remove risks and poor results<\/li>    <li>The group wants to accomplish a specific task in a specific time frame<\/li>    <li>The participants are transferred from their original department or assignment or recruited ad hoc for the project under the guidance of the project leader. There may be a mix of people from within the organisation and with external people<\/li>    <li>External consultants are usually highly qualified and experts in their field<\/li>    <li>Junior consultants and even students on secondment may also be used<\/li> <\/ul>    <div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What types of organisations and departments use Task Forces?<\/h2>    <div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a state organisation, all departments and adjacent organisations can be involved:<\/p>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>Health, sports, scientific research<\/li>    <li>Interior, economy, finance, international cooperation<\/li>    <li>Human resources, training, education<\/li>    <li>Agriculture, environment, spatial planning<\/li>    <li>Security, territorial protection, police<\/li>    <li>Education, universities&nbsp;<\/li>    <li>Universities, research institutes<\/li> <\/ul>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All international governmental and non-governmental organisations, such as the UN, regularly use task forces:<\/p>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>Economic Commission for Europe<\/li>    <li>United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)<\/li>    <li>WHO (World Health Organisation)<\/li>    <li>UNICEF (United Nations Children&#8217;s Fund)<\/li>    <li>Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/li>    <li>UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)<\/li>    <li>UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)<\/li>    <li>FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)<\/li>    <li>UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)<\/li>    <li>UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)<\/li> <\/ul>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a company, the departments that may be involved are:<\/p>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>Human Resources<\/li>    <li>Marketing<\/li>    <li>Sales<\/li>    <li>Public relations<\/li>    <li>Accounting, finance<\/li>    <li>Legal department<\/li>    <li>Research &amp; Development<\/li>    <li>Manufacturing, fabrication<\/li>    <li>Quality control<\/li>    <li>IT<\/li> <\/ul>    <div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/leader-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/leader-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/leader-2-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>    <div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples of Task Forces created for a state, an international organisation or a company<\/h2>    <div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">State, State Council, Department of Economics<\/h3>    <div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Issue: Like other professional organizations, a state council or canton aims to boost employment in particular sectors and employee categories by assisting companies in transforming their business models.&nbsp;<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Solution: It sets up a dedicated task force to carry out this task. It must present to the state<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">a whole range of analyses and measures, but also develop training.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Solution: The task force is made up of representatives from various government departments, representatives of employers&#8217; associations and trade unions, as well as freelance consultants who are experts in their fields and who have been commissioned to advise on specific elements of the state council&#8217;s mission.<\/p>    <div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Health Organisation<\/h3>    <div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Issue: A global international organisation is tasked by EU and EFTA countries with coordinating a European environment-related health process. Progress towards the goal is steered by a series of conferences held every 5 years.&nbsp;<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new priority has arisen in the area of nuclear waste storage related to electricity generation.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Solution: The Task Force is composed of officials from WHO states, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations (IGOs\/NGOs) as well as scientific experts from several countries who will work for the Task Force on a fee-for-service basis as scientific consultants.<\/p>    <div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Human ressources<\/h3>    <div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Issue: The human resources department is responsible for the general function of recruiting new staff. But the organisation needs a specific study: &#8220;Hiring needs and challenges for the next decade&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Solution: It decided to set up a task force to prepare this specific report, which included people from various internal departments but also external consultants specialising in freelance work with a mandate for the duration of the project.<\/p>    <div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crisis management: product safety, product recalls, public relations<\/h3>    <div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Issue: A well-known food company is confronted with a food poisoning incident, such as salmonella or E. coli. This is a major crisis because it can lead to a drop in sales and legal action.&nbsp;<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Solution: The CEO of the company orders a recall of all contaminated products and sets up a task force to execute the recall within 48 hours. Internal scientists are assigned to investigate the source of the poisoning.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">External PR and communications consultants are commissioned to advise and manage the company&#8217;s representatives and also to set up a dedicated website.&nbsp;<\/p>    <div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/people-work.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/people-work.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/people-work-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>    <div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you need to hire consultants with different levels of expertise for a Task Force?<\/h2>    <div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can assign several people from your organisation to work exclusively on the project but also work with external consultants on a freelance basis through Thalent.<\/p>    <div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organisations and companies can benefit from the following special features and advantages:<\/h3>    <div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>You can very quickly start working with the consultants of your choice: our team is very reactive<\/li>    <li>We have standard pre-established contracts for a wide range of situations between organisations and Thalent and between consultants and an organisation<\/li>    <li>Freelance consultants can be hired as part of the Task Force for short or medium term assignments or even on a per job basis<\/li>    <li>We take care of payroll and personnel management so that you can focus on other important tasks<\/li>    <li>You reduce the tax costs of your task force operation<\/li>    <li>The freelance consultant is employed by Thalent and performs a service for you, he or she does not have the status of a freelancer and you do not need to hire them<\/li>    <li>The consultant does not need to have a self-employed status&nbsp;<\/li>    <li>Thalent sends an invoice at the end of each month for the services performed by the consultant, the expert, which you pay as you would for any other supplier<\/li>    <li>Consultants can work with hourly, daily, weekly or monthly rates<\/li>    <li>We pay all social charges, taxes, insurance and take care of work permits if necessary<\/li> <\/ul>    <div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/entretien\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/en\/appointment?utm_source=googleads&amp&utm_medium=cpc&amp&utm_content=rsa2&amp&utm_campaign=pschfr&amp&gclid=undefinedgclid%3Dundefined\">If you would like to know more, contact us now for more information!<\/a><\/p>    <div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besure to regularly check our homepage and follow us on our social networks for more information regarding payrolling and becoming a freelance consultant. If you like our posts we would be thankful\u00a0<strong>if you could give us a like on<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/thalent-com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Linkedin<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<strong>or<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thalentcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>\u00a0Facebook!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Author:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kamil-fetouni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kamil Fetouni<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International organisations, government agencies, or companies regularly contact us when they are in the process of hiring several people for task forces or projects and seeking consultants or freelancers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Task Forces, originally created by the United States Navy, are now used by many state and non-governmental organisations, associations and companies to carry out specific temporary [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-classifiee","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thalent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}