temporary employment
Job with expiration
Temporary employment is work arranged for a limited period rather than ongoing indefinitely.
The worker may be hired directly or through a staffing agency.
Temporary employment often fills seasonal demand, covers employee absences, or tests workers before permanent offers: She found temporary employment at a warehouse during the holiday rush.
Also called temp work.
- temp agencyBroker for provisional workers
- staffing agencyBusiness matching workers to jobs
- seasonal workersEmployees hired temporarily
- casual laborIrregular, non-permanent employment
- job insecurityUncertainty about continued employment
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temporary employmentpermanent employment
Ongoing work with no termination date
permanent position · lifetime employment · open-ended contract · career
temporary employmentpermanent staff
Non-temporary workforce
full-time employment · direct hire · contract employment · freelance work