APMT goes it alone with Gothenburg labour

The operator has signed an agreement with staffing agency Adecco to hire temporary personnel effective 1 October 2017 to address its adhoc staffing needs.

“The main work carried out at our container terminal will continue to be performed by our permanent staff,” said Henrik Kristensen, managing director, APM Terminals Gothenburg.

“But this collaboration with Adecco enables us to increase reliability and flexibility during those times when we require extra staffing to handle our customer requests in a faster, more responsive, customised manner.”

He pointed out just like other service companies, daily work flows and customer requirements can change at the terminal, with weather conditions affecting ship schedules, last minute changes to supply chains or unplanned absences.

Until now, APM Terminals Gothenburg has been involved in an arrangement known in Sweden as the Blixtsystem, in which additional personnel were shared with three other port facilities in Gothenburg.

Just over 300 people are currently employed temporarily on an hourly basis in the Blixtsystem, which is shared by APM Terminals, Logent Ports & Terminals AB and Gothenburg Ro/Ro Terminal AB in the Port of Gothenburg.

The port said that all the Blixtsystem workers will be given the opportunity to apply for employment in Adecco’s staffing pool, which will also be open to new recruits.

APM Terminals’ involvement in the Blixtsystem will cease at the end of the year.