Temporary help workers: who they are, what jobs they hold. (temporary workers)

From: Monthly Labor Review | Date: November 1, 1986| Author: | Copyright information

Temporary help workers: who they are, what jobs they hold

Much attention, of late, has been given to the rapid employment growth in the temporary help supply survice industry. This industry consists of businesses supplying temporary help to other establishments on a contractual basis.

For the most part, the focus has been on the conditions under which employers prefer to use temporary labor supplied by a temporary help supply agency.1 For example, an employer with a fluctuating workload, particularly when unpredictable peakloads allow little time to recruit and hire ...

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