I have been employed on many temp contracts recently and been paid a lot of money. However, when I get to work, there is nothing to do. This is puzzling to me? Why do people employ temps if there is no work to be done? I cannot stand this as I need to be busy.
2007-04-23 11:30:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
There are a number of reasons for this:
(1) The company may be expecting a job in that will pay a lot of money that will have a tight deadline. In this case they may employ temps and then if the contract comes in then there will be people there immediately to do the work.
(2) The agency that you work for may have some sort of hold over the company (ie they will take a number of temps every week in order to get the labour rate 50p per hour cheaper than anywhere else.
(3) They're doing this as a tax loss.
(4) Depending on the business it can easily cost an employer £2000 to employ somebody for a year (even on minimum wage) before they've done a stroke of work.
(5) They may want the facility to get rid of people at the click of a finger. If you work for a company even as a temp they have to give a weeks notice to get rid of you. If you work for an agency they can phone the agency and you're gone at the end of the shift.
Just sit back and count the money. You dont say what kind of place that it is that you're working at but I would be inclined to take in a book. If you cant, it's money for old rope, enjoy it!
2007-04-23 11:57:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rejoice in your good fortune! You benefit from others' misfortune. Apparently, the companies hiring you have a need, but they do not know when is their need. You are so valuable to these companies that they want to engage you and have your time in order that you will be available to them and not tied up with other people.
There are lawyers firms who work on retainer. The client pays a monthly retainer to the lawyer so the client will always have the layer when the client needs, and the lawyer will not be working for the opposition.
Look upon yourself as a valued worker on retainer
(P.S.: Look around. Inquire. Find out why it is that you are so valued. If you are valued by one employer, you are valued by many others. Should you form your own corporation? Should you free-lance?
2007-04-23 18:50:27 · answer #2 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some companies such as call centres, have busy periods where it is busy at only certain times of the day, so temps are ideal. For others it is a lot easier to lay off temps at anytime without recourse to the hassle of payment, or legal jargon to overcome.
Then again to my knowledge. a lot of people prefer temping to the sometimes boring daily jobs that one has to endure to earn a living.
2007-04-23 18:48:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I admire your pride in working. That's cool. It's pretty good though being paid a lot without doing any work. Recommend some if you don't mind. Also, I would like to ask what did you do (your job)>
Email: L_tanutama@hotmail.com
2007-04-23 18:36:01 · answer #4 · answered by TripleEit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey Yanda, I am looking for summer temp work myself and need a great paying job to cover my childcare expenses plus money to pay bills. Sounds like your agency is taking good care of you, Mind sharing which one is it?
2007-04-23 21:58:37 · answer #5 · answered by lasm97 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well firstly they take on temporary staff as it is easy to get rid of them if no longer needed, or if an individual is useless at the job.
the reason they may be paying you to come in even though there's not much to do is that perhaps they have a 'safe' level of staffing numbers they must operate with.
2007-04-24 03:05:22 · answer #6 · answered by just trying to make a difference 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋