A Temp or Temporary worker is just that looking for work
temporarily, but when you have been in the same assignment for nearly 12 months should you continue or is it
time to move on?
Since being made redundant 3 years ago and having lost count
of the number of job applications, I took heed of my mother’s advice, and used
my secretarial skills that I obtained in 6th Form and went back to temping
work.
My first ever experience of temping work back in the 80’s
after completing my secretarial course, and before commencing my Further
Education saw me in a number of different companies most weeks. Now after a gap
of nearly 20 years I find myself back in the position as a Temporary worker,
and I find that the market is totally different. For the past 3 years I have
had two assignments, the first lasted 6 months and my soon to be completed one
has lasted nearly 16 months. For the other 9 months I was looking after a
position whilst someone was on Maternity Leave and for the mathematicians out
there the other gaps I was looking for permanent work and harassing agencies
for temporary work.
What are your views to the purpose of the Temporary Worker?
Why do employers employ temporary workers we are told that
unemployment is going down but are temporary contracts really the way forward
to saving our economy?
Employing temporary staff does help employers stave off the
increase in “head-count” and for others it is because a person of suitable
skills cannot be found for a permanent position.
