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ailsagirl

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9. Interesting how we never know...

Reply to mackerel (Reply #8)

Wed Jan 27, 2016, 10:37 PM

Jan 2016

what the client pays the agency and the client doesn't know how much we (the temps) make.

If a temp makes, say, $15/hour, you can be sure the agency charges the client $45/hour.

At least, that's my understanding.

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I have a question re temp employment agencies [View all] ailsagirl Nov 2014 OP

The client and the agency always have a contract and it states what happens. CurtEastPoint Nov 2014 #1

Thanks for the response ailsagirl Nov 2014 #2

To be technical... CurtEastPoint Nov 2014 #3

Thank you ailsagirl Nov 2014 #4

The temp agencies I worked for had an agreement... bikebloke Dec 2014 #5

That's a drag ailsagirl Dec 2014 #6

There's a couple of ways to do it. TexasBushwhacker Jul 2015 #7

The agencies I go with, it's usually temp to hire. I've had a lot of good luck mackerel Jan 2016 #8

Interesting how we never know... ailsagirl Jan 2016 #9

When I was on the hiring side of things and using agencies they usually added mackerel Jan 2016 #10