Temporary or Contingent employees

1638528 · February 2003

We are a 150 employee mfg co. Can we directly (not through a temp agency) hire temp ees. What are the pitfalls. How long can we keep them as temps?

LindaS · February 2003

Not sure what your state laws are but I have directly hired temp employees before. These are employees that are hired for short periods of time (usually not more than 3 months) due to production needs. They know they are temporary when they are hired and once the need for them has passed, they are let go.

scantey · February 2003

This is how we handle them as well. Make sure in their offer/ agreement letter that they sign that you state the duration of the employment... If you need to extend it you could but make sure you put a start and end date on there.

Temporary or Contingent employees

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