Temporary agency work

Pursuant to the relevant legal regulations, labour wages impose significant costs on the enterprises in Hungary. Of course, there is no enterprise without workers, but in some cases temporary agency work may be a quick and cost-effective solution.

Temporary agency work is a form of employment where the potential employee is selected by our company, on the basis of the Customer’s requests.
The employee has an employment relationship with the temporary work agency – in the given case JOB Ltd. -, which provides also for the administrative functions related to employment.
Work takes place at the hiring firm having recourse to temporary agency work. Working time, the tasks to be performed during work, the lunch break and the rest periods are defined by the employer.

Temporary agency work is one of the most dynamically developing sectors. It helps even large companies respond to economic changes flexibly, without a significant increase in their expenses.

Advantages of temporary agency work
The temporary agency work process
Essential criteria to be taken into account when selecting the temporary work agency
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Advantages of temporary agency work:

Temporary agency work has several advantages from the point of view of the employer:

• With temporary agency work, you can save the costs associated with fluctuations, recruitment, selection and the hiring of labour.
• The temporary agency work period is adjusted to your needs.
• The efficiency of hired labour can be monitored precisely and, therefore, its performance is usually better.
• Temporary agency work costs can be planned in advance, as only the actual work hours will be invoiced.
• The temporary agency work fee can be posted as expense and hence it does not increase the wage bill.
• It provides for the flexible and fast adaptation of your company to expected and unexpected headcount problems under volatile economic conditions and hiring freezes.
• Hiring-out offers fast and efficient help to remedy staff shortage due to seasonal/temporary projects or to replace labour lost (due to sickness or leave, parental leave with child-care fee or on holiday).
• Temporary agency work offers a possibility to Try and Hire: if you do not want to pay a higher recruitment fee to hire new workers, after a hiring period of six months, you may take over the selected worker employed originally under a hiring-out scheme free of charge.

The temporary agency work process:

Temporary agency work is a multi-step process that allows to assign the optimum supply to the labour demand ever.

1. The employer provides detailed information on the vacancy to be filled.
2. The temporary work agency announces the vacancy or hires the employee selected by the customer employer.
3. JOB Ltd. selects the employee from its continuously updated database of almost 100 000 persons and from other on-line databases. In addition, in function of the contractual terms and conditions, it has recourse to press or internet-based advertising and direct search, and upon request it makes personality and skills and competency tests.
4. After the selection of the potential employee, it carries out personal interviews, and forwards the appropriate candidate(s) to the employer.
5. The temporary agency work (JOB Ltd.) hires the selected employee and accomplishes the necessary administrative tasks. It concludes a work contract and reports it according to the relevant social security and Tax Authority formulae.
6. It does the payroll accounting of the temporary agency worker and transfers his/her wages and the related benefits; it provides for the fringe benefits; it keeps records of any leave periods.
7. Upon request, it sends the employer a detailed expense account.
8. If necessary, it organises replacements, gives advice on problematic situations and in connection with labour law issues.
9. The rights and obligations of the temporary work agency and the employer, respectively, shall always be specified by contract.


Essential criteria to be taken into account when selecting the temporary work agency:

Temporary agency work is an activity regulated by the law and it is subject to authorisation. Check the licenses of the temporary work agency by all means prior to hiring-out.

With temporary agency work, you cannot trim your costs directly.
The temporary agency work fee is usually higher than what would be implied by hiring your own employee. If the price quote is lower than your own employment costs would be, think that over: it is possible that undeclared work is involved.

The mediation of temporary agency workers is an activity that requires a stable financial background. The temporary work agency must advance the total wage costs and benefits of the employees for 1-3 months instead of the employer. Most temporary work agency bridge that with overdraft facilities or factoring. Therefore, especially at times of crisis, the temporary agency’s own financing background is an important selection criterion.


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E-mail: kolcsonzes@job.hu
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