Yoh's Annual Workforce Trends, a staffing company based in Philadelphia that serves many technical industries, recently conducted a survey that was given to 200 executives and human-resources and procurement professionals in the country. The study revealed that the United States' largest businesses have been able to retain or increase the number of temporary workers hired during the last two years.
According to the Philadelphia Business Journal, businesses with annual revenue of more than $750 million received the survey. Temporary employees were identified as individuals who were not provided with a W-2 form by their employers. Independent contractors, consultants, project teams, and traditional temporary positions were all included under the category of a temporary worker.
88 percent of the companies surveyed by Yoh said their non-employee work force has either remained the same or expanded since September of 2008. 80 percent of businesses are also planning to maintain or continue to grow their temporary work forces for at least one more year. The most recent Unemployment Report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics supports the results of Yoh's survey.
The bureau found that the number of temporary jobs has significantly increased by 494,000 since September 2009. Many employers, including those in the Philadelphia-area, have said that "the recent recession has fundamentally changed their employment strategies." According to Yoh's president Lori Schultz, this change has led to making temporary employees "an even greater pillar of the American economy."
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- Part Time, Temporary, and Seasonal Employees (FindLaw)
- Look For A PA Employment Lawyer (FindLaw)
- The Basics Of Being An Independent Contractor (FindLaw's Philadelphia Employment Law News Blog)
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