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work force
Pros and Cons of
Employing Agency Workers
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gency workers are commonly referred to as ‘temps,’ although they do have
certain rights.
They can benefit from some employee rights, such as entitlement
to basic minimum wage and paid holiday,...
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19
work force
Pros and Cons of
Employing Agency Workers
A
gency workers are commonly referred to as ‘temps,’ although they do have
certain rights.
They can benefit from some employee rights, such as entitlement
to basic minimum wage and paid holiday, although other benefits such as
health insurance or job advancement are not usually included.
There are many benefits to employing agency workers over permanent staff, although
there are also disadvantages:
Pros
One of the main advantages of employing agency workers is
that they can cover any permanent staff that may be off due to
maternity/paternity leave, holiday or sickness.
They also only need
to be paid minimum wage so the overall cost of completed work
will be a smaller cost.
Another advantage is that they can support the team at busy times
and be employed around seasonal demands, for example, if you
knew your business was going to be particularly busy around Eastertime, you could hire an agency worker to come in at that point.
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