Sharpest increase in temp hours in almost five years

By: Together Abroad 31-08-2015 8:05 PM
Categories: ** HR daily news,
According to CBS, the total number of hours worked in temp jobs increased by 3.2% in the second quarter on the first quarter of 2015, which makes it the most substantial increase in almost five years. Besides, hours worked under both long-term and short-term employment contracts increased at a higher rate than in the previous quarter.

In the second quarter the number of long-term temporary contracts, e.g. secondment and pay-rolling, increased by 3.9%. Employers want to be more flexible in recruiting and dismissing personnel, therefore they increasingly prefer long-term temporary contracts over permanent ones.

The number of hours worked under short-term temporary contracts also rose (by 2.1%), which is, the highest increase in over four years. Developments in short-term temp job hours are usually ahead of the rest of the labour market.
On Friday 14 August, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) announced that labour market recovery continues. The number of jobs grew by 19 thousand on the first quarter. The number of temp jobs rose most notably. The number of job vacancies also increased further.

Source:CBS
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