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Location 
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Description
$ 18
Apr 2008
Bellingham, WA
Day Labor Construction
Used an employment service to locate a few temporary laborers  more... close row
$ 680
May 2008
Ashland, KY
manual labor
Temporary employees for manual labor in setting up store  more... close row
$ 80
Mar 2007
San Diego, CA
Yard work.
Six hours of yard clean up by temp worker  more... close row
$ 7
Feb 2007
Tampa, FL
strawberry picking
Fruit pickers earn minimum wage  more... close row
$ 90
Mar 2008
Pickerington, Ohio
Temporary worker helped with spring cleaning in yard  more... close row
$ 240
Apr 2007
San Diego, CA
Gardening
Two experienced employees for six hours each  more... close row
$ 12
Mar 2008
Savannah,Georgia
Temporary workers for industrial painting project  more... close row
$ 80
May 2006
New Edinburg, AR
livestock operations
Price per week for temporary employees from agency  more... close row

Description of service

When my husband was needing temporary workers for his sideline/hobby business he contacted a employment agency about getting some help. The agency found out the type of employees he needed (manual labor) and sent pre-screened applicants to him. The agency charged us $2 per hour per person ($80 per person per week).


Review of Service

Most of the applicants that were sent our way were truly eager workers, but I was amazed at a few that came our way. Some of them thought that temporary meant they had the option to come to work or not. They did not seem to see it as a regular job and would come in late, leave early, take longer breaks, or just not come in, depending on their whim. Luckily, after two days of this, my husband called the agency and told them not to send them back. They listened attentively to what happened, and assured us that they would tell them not to return to work for us. That was a whole lot better than having to deal with the temporary employees face-to-face.


Tips

Be sure to communicate with the temporary agency exactly what you are needing and when. If you have special tasks (in our case, heavy lifting and dirty outdoor work) involved, be sure that they understand that. You don't want someone from the agency showing up in inappropriate attire or with unrealistic expectations. That only leads to frustration on both yours and your temporary employees' parts.


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Oct 2010
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$ 80
Mar 2007
San Diego, CA
Maintenance
Worker to clean and prep a room for painting  more... close row
$ 235
Mar 2008
Austin, Texas
General Labor
Temp employees for gardening labor  more... close row