For many unemployed the steadily growing demand for temporary workers has become their ticket out of unemployment and back into the workforce. However these temporary positions can also become a dead end for employees whom eventually find a better offering that usually encompasses things such as health insurance, retirement savings options, paid sick and vacation time and the guarantee of a 40 hour work week. As for employers temporary staffing appears to be a cost saving way to maintain optimal staff however will inturn produce higher employee turnover which means wasted money on new employee training, additional recruiting expenses and less productive staff due to the constant need to train new employees so maintaining the same level of output is impossible.
The number of temporary positions held by employees today makes up 2% of the total workforce which amounts to approximately 2.8 million jobs according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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