By law, do Temp agencies have to give raises on long assignments?

Question

I understand it is up to the arrangement the agency has between the employer, nevertheless, don't they have to give a raise after the employee reaches a certain number of hours?

This pertains to a contract that is over 4 years long and will probably go on for years to come. Employees can stay on for 2 years only. They have never seen a pay raise within this time. Is this legal?

Thanks.

Answer 1

The temp agencies set a rate in which the client pays the temp. So, if you have been there a long time, I would say horray, but once the rate of pay is set, you are stuck with it. There is no law that there are raises.

Answer 2

There is never any "law" which forces raises. Unless it is otherwise stated in some sort of contract, they have the right to pay you at whatever you agreed to originally indefinatley.

Answer 3

By law...anybodys- anywhere an employer, temp. or otherwise does not have to give a raise unless it is a minimum wage issue...

Answer 4

Yes, it is legal. They can even decrease your pay if they want to as long as they pay you a minimum wage. But, you don't have to stay there. Or you are certainly entitled to negotiate your pay.