Temporary Temporary Employees Employees

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What is a temporary What is a temporary employee?employee? A temporary employee is an individual A temporary employee is an individual

who is employed in a certain company who is employed in a certain company over a fixed period of time. They don’t over a fixed period of time. They don’t usually receive the same wages and usually receive the same wages and benefits as normal full time workers, benefits as normal full time workers, so they don’t get things like pensions, so they don’t get things like pensions, health insurance and fringe benefits. health insurance and fringe benefits. Temporary employees may also be Temporary employees may also be known as, seasonal, contractual, known as, seasonal, contractual, interim, or casual staff. interim, or casual staff.

ProsPros aanndd ConsCons PROS PROS CONS CONS The entrepreneur can keep staffing The entrepreneur can keep staffing levels flexible, so if a member of levels flexible, so if a member of staff is off work, the temporary staff is off work, the temporary employee can take his place for employee can take his place for the period of time, until the other the period of time, until the other employee returns.employee returns.

Frequent substitution of employees Frequent substitution of employees could cause poor communication could cause poor communication within a business. The business will within a business. The business will lack chemistry amongst staff.lack chemistry amongst staff.

They may need the temporary They may need the temporary employees’ expertise for a specific employees’ expertise for a specific task over a certain period of time, task over a certain period of time, like a freelancer. This would allow like a freelancer. This would allow them to save money, due to the them to save money, due to the fact that they would not need to fact that they would not need to hire another full-time staff hire another full-time staff member.member.

Long-term temporary employees may Long-term temporary employees may not be as motivated as full-time not be as motivated as full-time workers. This may be because, they workers. This may be because, they are not getting full benefits, or get are not getting full benefits, or get paid as much paid as much

Temporary workers can prove Temporary workers can prove themselves to become full-time themselves to become full-time employees. This would save the employees. This would save the business time and money; they business time and money; they would not need to advertise, or do would not need to advertise, or do job interviews since a temporary job interviews since a temporary employee can prove to do the job employee can prove to do the job without this. without this.

If a business provides a service, the If a business provides a service, the customers may not approve of the customers may not approve of the constant change over of employees in constant change over of employees in the business. Some customers like to the business. Some customers like to deal with the same employees for deal with the same employees for comfort reasons. comfort reasons.

Examples Examples

A substitute teacher - if a teacher calls in A substitute teacher - if a teacher calls in sick, a temporary employee, or a substitute sick, a temporary employee, or a substitute teacher can fill in for the full-time workerteacher can fill in for the full-time worker

Extras in movie productions – they will only Extras in movie productions – they will only be employed until the movie production ends. be employed until the movie production ends.

People that work at an event, like a concert – People that work at an event, like a concert – an event may only be going on for 1 week, so an event may only be going on for 1 week, so they would only be employed for that period they would only be employed for that period of timeof time

Bodyguards – famous people may require Bodyguards – famous people may require bodyguards overseas for extra protection, so bodyguards overseas for extra protection, so they may not need them full-time. they may not need them full-time.