short-term hire
Brief employment arrangement
A short-term hire is someone brought on for a limited period—covering a leave, handling a seasonal rush, or completing a specific project.
The arrangement implies temporary status from the start, distinguishing it from permanent employment: We brought on a few short-term hires to get through the holidays.
The term also describes the practice itself: Short-term hire is common in retail.
- tempProvisional worker, briefly
- temp agencyBroker for provisional workers
- gigShort-term paid work
- gig workerOn-demand independent contractor
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
contract · seasonal · temporary · agency · body shop · assignment · fill-in · substitute · warm body · coverage · stint · stopgap · per diem · hourly · on-call · staffing · placement · probation
short, shorter, shortest, shorten, shortened, shortening, shortly, shortness, shorts