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| Autor(en): | Michael Kvasnicka | Titel: | Inside The Black Box of Temporary Help Agencies |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 20.10.2003 |
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Sonderforschungsbereich 373: Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes 43 (SFB 373 Papers) ISSN: 1436-1086 |
| Volltext: | pdf (urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-10050774) |
| Fachgebiet(e): | Wirtschaft |
| Schlagwörter (eng): | temporary help, agency work, flexible employment |
| Herausgeber: | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät |
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| Based on a new panel dataset created in close cooperation with one of the largest temporary help agencies (THAs) in Germany, this paper presents novel evidence on key aspects of temporary agency work, a segment of the labor market that despite its growing importance remains underresearched. In particular, we provide detailed information on the internal operation of a THA and the allocative function it performs both as an intermediate demander and as a final supplier of labor in this submarket. In addition to offering first examination of effective wage and fee schedules, we document, among others, the rise of on-call hiring, recalls and fixed-term contracts in the recruitment of workers, the reasons for job termination, as well as the volume of labor actually contracted per worker and per worker-client match. We show that the THA manages to utilize effectively its workforce in assignments and keeps idle labor at a minimum. In fact, more than a third of workers exhibit multiple client engagements. One-off recruitment and dismissal costs per worker can thus effectively be spread across different clients. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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