“Temporary jobs becoming a permanent fixture In US”, laments a news article as global and local labour market dynamics continue to evolve and the issue of contingent employment emerges as one of the most significant trends (Rugaber, 2013). Just between 1985 and 1998 the percentage of temporary contract employees in the European Union increased by 50 per cent from 8.4 per cent to 12.8 per cent (De Witte, 2003). In the Netherlands, in the third quarter of 2014 alone, and consistent with the now long time downward trend in permanent contract employment and increase in temporary contract employment, the number of temporary hours worked grew by 2.5 per cent making it the most significant growth in the four years since 2010 (Statistics Netherlands, …show more content…
From the macro level, economies recovering from a recession, for instance, are more likely to be boosted by the relatively affordable and market demand determined employment temporary workers, it is argued. Others have argued that a recovery fueld by temporary employment does not make much difference on the macroecomic performance because contingent employees are generally paid less and, therefore, spend less to be able to have a significant stimulus impact towards recovery of the economy. From the organizational or employer point of view mainly considerarations of cost and flexibility take precedence. Temporary employment is often considered from its strategic advantage point of view. Among other things, organization can adjust and deploy their labour force “flexibly”, depending on market demand. From a cost saving point of view they can lower employment cost such as insurance and pension fund contribution. Disadvantage of temporary employment is knowledge sharing as temps withhold knowledge from their permanent colleagues to remain useful or as the organization withholds knowledge for fear of knowledge leaving the organization with the temporary employee. From the point of view of the employee the debate ranges from ethical consideration to dangerous working conditions. Some studies have documented that temporarary employees earn
U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force
Over five years after the 2008 economic crisis, the Canadian economy is still in rough waters. Annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth has been lagging below 2% and falling short of economists’ predictions (Hodgson, 2014), with no small part due to the stunted American and European recoveries. Tied into this is the country’s unemployment rate, which has hovered around 7% for over a year, while the rate for those aged 15-24 is nearly double, at 13.6% (Statistics Canada, 2014). Clearly, there is a need for more jobs in the country. At the same time, however, Canadian companies have been bringing in Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) to fill what they call a “jobs gap”: that there are places in the country where the labour supply is nonexistent, and outside help is needed to fill certain roles. This has set off a firestorm of controversy, both in the commercial and political realms, with accusations of corporate greed and government apathy abounding, as unemployed Canadians are seemingly passed-over for available jobs. This paper will explore how TFWs are filling a necessary role in the economy, and are not “taking jobs” from Canadians, and will then analyze what governments and businesses can do to change the program, how immigration reform can play a role in filling jobs and lowering unemployment, and what risks a focus on a “skills gap” instead of a “jobs gap” can have on the economy.
Precarious employment, also known as precarious work, is a type of employment that is unstable, doesn't provide job security, may have high risk working conditions, often does not provide much in the way of benefits nor the option for workers to join a union, and typically provides low wages that usually are, on their own, insufficient to support a basic household. Precarious employment can include part-time, temporary, self-employment and contract work categories. In recent years during tougher economic conditions, this type of employment has become more and more common in some of Canada’s most populated major cities, such as Toronto and Hamilton, and it continues to be on the increase. Employers are taking advantage of this less expensive
With the current shift of globalization, many jobs are being outsourced overseas. Illegal immigration is being seen in jobs that cannot be outsourced, rather jobs that are insourced. These include jobs in the large scale agriculture, construction and meatpacking industry; which require labor to be done within the country. It also includes jobs in service industries where demand has seen a recent incline such as nannies, food service and landscaping (119). The sharp increase of demand roots from consumers’ dwindling free time; a result of more females working and a general longer work day. The change of labor structure has further created a demand for insourced
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Slaughter said it’s a common perception that hiring overseas means fewer jobs in the United States. Not so, he said. While job losses are certainly true for some companies, statistics have shown that, generally, increased hires abroad also have complementary increases here.” (Kibbe, 2004)
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Companies should also consider how they could protect the company’s knowledge advantage. If the organisation is hiring a lot of outside workforce, the same workers might also work for direct competitors. The loyalty of temporary workforce is not necessarily the same as permanent employees, who have formed lasting relations inside the
Employers have issued policies to hire employees on a contract or part time basis. They blocked employee from becoming part-time, reducing chances of paying overtime wages. They are also supportive of one employee taking different jobs with other organizations. Therefore, it builds a conducive environment for the economy to prosper as the part-time economy in the
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Nervous About Finding a Job After Graduation? 4 Ways Temp Jobs Can Help Spring is here and with it comes graduation for many university and college students. Whether you’re hitting the job market for the first time or this is your second time around with schooling, you may be nervous about what happens after graduation: the job hunt. Searching for a job after graduation is often particularly anxiety-inducing for new grads, although even those who have work experience can become anxious. If this describes you, you might want to think about temp jobs.
Voluntary Departure (VD) occurs when an alien that is subject to be removed is allowed to return back to the country of origin on their own without the need of having to go through the whole judicial process, which can be lengthy in some cases. 1 However, the alien must be able to finance their own transportation to return back their country of origin. 1 Usually an alien will be granted no more than sixty (60) days to voluntary return to their country of origin; however, there are some circumstances in which the sixty (60) days period may be extended. 1 In cases where the alien is receiving a medical treatment that is vital to the alien’s health, the alien may be allowed to complete the medical treatment as long as the alien is able to self
The first type of unemployment is frictional unemployment. Mankiw (2008) says that frictional unemployment is “unemployment that results because it takes time for the workers to search for the jobs that best suit their tastes and skills” (p. 601). The rate of frictional unemployment will never be zero so the full employment never reached. The new entrants like fresh graduates and re-entrants like housewives will also lead to frictional unemployment. The period of frictional unemployment is determined by the unemployment insurance benefits and the speed of the information (Mouhammed, 2011). According to Arnold (2011), the major cause of frictional unemployment is imperfect information, which means that the lacking of information required in matching a job applicant immediately with a job vacancy. T...
As we see from studies, most advantages of precarious work are towards the employer. Companies hire full time staff who get paid very little, and sometimes nothing at all. They give them short term contracts asking them to sign a new one when the trail period is up. Precarious workers are very rarely offered permanent contracts. Employers often use these tricks to avoid legal complications.
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