It is called temporary work or employment, to those contracts that a company makes, whose duration is determined within a certain period of time. Generally, these contracts are arranged for individuals who will carry out specific activities or projects within the company, and that will not cover more than two years. The legal regulations that this type of contract involves may vary from country to country; Furthermore, the benefits they can receive from the institution may not be the same as those given to permanent or permanent employees. This option has been widely contemplated in the last three decades, and its use has been beneficial to companies in various ways.
These fixed-term contracts almost always escape the people's choice; In some companies, this is part of the entry system, as a kind of trial period. To finally decide if they will be included within the group of permanent staff. However, there are cases in which the worker decides to opt for a temporary contract, because, due to various obligations, they cannot maintain some type of indefinite employment commitment. Various agreements have been made on this issue, which seek to ensure the safety and well-being of each of the temporary employees; in the same way, it is a struggle for the fulfillment of the rights and benefits to which they would be subject.
Similarly, there are temporary employment agencies, that is, temporary employment agencies, those entities that serve as intermediaries between the employer and the employee, making the latter available to the former. These companies, generally, have a public character; therefore, it is quite common for them to be subjected to constant regulation and inspection. The hiring cycle is simple, starting with the ETT hiring an individual who requests it, and then making its services available to the user or employer company; the formalization of the contract would be a negotiation between the worker and the company. It is estimated that, in the European Union, the jobs generated through this mechanism represent half of the average, that is, 0.8%.