Gives you freedom
Depending on ‘where
you are at’ in your employment career, temp employment
assignments can be an advantage to anyone not wanting to commit to a long-term
position or responsibility. It can be an advantage to any ‘stay at home parent’
who perhaps only wants to work during school term time, or commit to part-time
and flexible work, or a recent Graduate who wants to work for perhaps 6 months,
before going travelling.
Make a career out of it
This is only specific in some areas, where you can be guaranteed to find ongoing temp employment, but it is true that some people prefer the option of an ongoing temporary career. They may find work through 1 or 2 employment agencies over a period of 10 -15 years, and the employment agency, knowing that they are a committed temp, will generally give the loyal few temps they have, first refusal on any temporary work they know that they would be interested in.
Can pay you more
Some people may scoff at this one, as sometimes temps can be paid rather less than the company’s permanent staff, and recently, due to the recession, little or no more than the national minimum wage. However, there are some careers, often vocational or professional positions like teaching, nursing, medicine, pharmacy, engineering, and consultancy work, which may pay much more than the permanent equivalent.
More benefits for temps now
If you are based in the UK, Agency Worker Regulations were introduced in 2011, with the intention of giving temporary staff more rights, after a small period of time temping in one particular business. In essence, it was to give temps similar pay and working conditions.However, having left recruitment in 2011, I am not 100% sure how the implementation of the AWR has impacted the UK temping industry. If you are needing official advice on this – then you should check out the AWR rulings online.
Varied work and experience + Meet new people
A permanent job gives you security and stability, but it also can give you a mind numbing sense of repetition and conformity. Some people love the security that this gives you, other people would prefer to experience different workplaces and work experiences and to constantly meet new people. You are also therefore not so tied to where you work and live and many people consider temp employment as it can take them to new places and environments
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