Talk:Temporary work/Archives/2020

Gig worker
New article has been created, and gig economy which redirected here has been retargeted there. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 07:05, 24 December 2019 (UTC)


 * I don't recommend merging the two. Gig worker refers to a more specific type of 21st-century temporary worker. The latter has a broader definition. Joey Mcintosh (talk) 00:35, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Agree with Joey Mcintosh's points. Gig workers can work for multiple "employers" at the same time. --- Avatar317 (talk) 00:53, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Missing information
Having started and run a staffing agency, I can say empirically that there are two issues vitally important to the industry but not dealt with in this article:


 * A benefit to agency clients should remark on pass-though markups that are standard in agency clients in the white-collar service industry. For example, a law firm may hire a temp paralegal for 8 hours at $80 an hour, and they will, in turn, bill their client 8 hours of paralegal services at $120 per hour. Hence, in addition to the article's benefits, temporary workers can be a profit center for agency clients.


 * Independent contractor v. employee status is critical. In the 1980s, it was possible to classify a temp as an independent contractor of the employment agency. This was based on the notion that the temp was altogether able to turn down a gig without repercussions. In the 1990s, there was a shift that classified temps as employees of the agencies. According to IRS guidelines, if a person who accepts work has to be at a specific place and at a particular time, and if supplies were provided to them (such as pens), they were classified as an employee. This is and has been controversial and had a significant impact on financial structures in the industry.

I'm passing this along in case someone wants to tackle these items. They are a little too close to home for me to approach them with neutrally. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beapluss (talk • contribs) 13:23, 5 October 2020 (UTC)