Temporary Jobs Becoming a Permanent Fixture in US

[jeffrey]

Hiring is exploding in the one corner of the U.S. economy where few want to be hired: Temporary work.

From Wal-Mart to General Motors to PepsiCo, companies are increasingly turning to temps and to a much larger universe of freelancers, contract workers and consultants. Combined, these workers number nearly 17 million people who have only tenuous ties to the companies that pay them — about 12 percent of everyone with a job.

Hiring is always healthy for an economy. Yet the rise in temp and contract work shows that many employers aren't willing to hire for the long run...

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/temporary-jobs-becoming-permanent-fixture-140133833.html

[bjl584]

Companies can avoid tons of red tape and government rules and regulations by hiring temp workers. We do it where I work for different projects all the time.

[disneysteve]

There was a report in TIME magazine about this too.

[jori]

Unfortunately, Me myself one of those who the article is talking about. temp hiring is really a serious problem which could lead to a great damage to community if not handled properly.