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Resourcing options

Understand the different processes for internal transfers, casual workers and Externally Provided Workforce.

Resourcing options

The “best fit” option will vary dependent on a number of factors, which include the following:

  • the operational requirements of the service in terms of what types of work patterns etc are required and can be accommodated
  • the urgency of the need
  • whether the need is on a permanent or fixed term basis
  • whether the need is for a short-term ad hoc assignment(s)
  • whether there is any regularity to the hours of work

Read more about the different resourcing options

Internal transfers

An internal transfer is where an employee is appointed to a new job within the council on a fixed term or permanent basis. For more information, contact your People Management Service.

Find out more about internal transfer and secondments

Casual workers

Casual workers are workers as opposed to employees. This means that they have a limited set of employment rights.

Read more about casual workers

Externally Provided Workforce

We uses third party providers - employment agencies - to engage agency workers, interims, self-employed consultants or contractors (Externally Provided Workforce (EPW).

Read more about Externally Provided Workforce (EPW)

Contact the resourcing team

For candidate attraction and recruitment, DBS or EPW policy guidance, or support with recruitment requests, contact the Resourcing Team.

Email: resourcing@cumberland.gov.uk