Following the protest, (https://www.cnet.com/news/google-has-more-contractors-than-full-time-workers-report-says/) Google insisted that
temp companies supplying temporary workers to it must provide them the desired benefits including $15 minimum wage and paid parental leave.
Gill herself
temped locally for about four years whilst bringing up a family but says it's very different now: "Doing temporary work often gives you a foot in the door, and companies like to have a more varied, flexible workforce.
One former
temp said she spent three years in various jobs at "Morning Edition," "All Things Considered" and its weekend version before giving up hope of landing a permanent position.
John Loughlin, senior director of client solutions and delivery at HighPoint Global, a company that offers training, content development, contact center optimization, and quality assurance services to government agencies, asserts that the goal with hiring
temps should be "to attract and keep great candidates." The benefits of going the
temp route include flexibility and the ability to try out workers before committing to a long-term hire, though he adds that it typically takes about two months to fully train a
temp.
While they were reviewing the corrected job description I then sent along, they asked me why when it stated "two to three weeks to learn the basics of the position and three months to become proficient," did we expect a
temp laborer to be able to do the same job with perhaps one day of training and no prior understanding of the process?
In chapter 2, Hatton asserts that, while the
temp industry in the 1950s and 1960s was defined largely by "Kelly Girl" services, in the 1970s the industry began to aggressively market a new way of looking at employees.
The other winners on the night were Laura Wainwright (receptionist
temp of the year), Jenna Bennett (administrator
temp of the year), Catherine Finch (graduate
temp of the year), Sandra Reid (secretary
temp of the year) and Lauren Hiard (PA
temp of the year).
"Our recruitment process for
temps is very similar to how we recruit permanent Partners, so if someone does well in a short-term position, it's likely they've got the skills and acumen needed for longer term roles.
The Northern TUC says UK agency
temps are the least protected in Europe and agency workers in Poland and Slovenia have more rights.
With all this on offer, it's no wonder so many people are being tempted to
temp.
``I got to see lots of different companies and now I am ready to re-enter the job market on a more permanent basis I have accepted an offer of work in the conveyancing department of Paul Watson Solicitors in Churchtown, Southport, where I have been a
temp. ''
APRIL OWENS has been named
Temp of the Month by the Leamington office of recruitment consultancy Arden Shields.