Interim and temp jobs explained

There are a wide variety of temp jobs in the contemporary workforce and though all

of them are effectively described by the umbrella of "temporary jobs", in practice they can be quite different arrangements.

As mentioned, all temp jobs involve a situation where an employer takes on a member of staff for a certain, limited period of time. This is in direct contrast to the more common form of employment, where a worker and an employer sign a contract for an indeterminate length of employment which only comes to an end when certain procedures have been followed.

However not all temporary jobs are the same and frequently, they are referred to by specific terms that describe the particular circumstance of the limited period of employment. For example:

Seasonal workers are, as you might expect, temporary staff brought on board to help with the rise in demand seen by certain businesses during certain periods of the year. Sometimes this linked to the actual seasons; for example, agricultural workers are often employed for harvesting; ski resorts take on more staff in winter; and the inverse holds true for businesses dependent on summer tourism.

It can also be linked to annual patterns in the market, such as the holiday spending period around Christmas which sees retail stores take on hundreds of temporary staff for just over a month to help meet peak demand. Another example would be the months leading up to the end of the tax year, which can see accountancy firms expand their staffing - and will also see many supply chain businesses briefly expand to deal with a surge in orders as other firms start the new financial year.

Freelance workers, often simply known as freelancers, are strictly speaking self-employed rather than in temporary employment. Nevertheless for many freelancers, the service that they offer to clients are contractual and are in effect, temp jobs.

Interim workers generally fill full-time positions on a temporary basis until the role can be filled with someone who is going to be available in the long term. This could also refer to maternity or holiday cover roles, as the main defining aspect of an "interim" role is that its a temporary pause in the normal scheme of things. "Interim" roles are typically found at the executive level as they are used to provide organisational support during times of restructuring, downsizing and expansion. They are among the highest paid and most competitive temp jobs.

Interim and temp jobs explained

By: Yessenia Shackleton

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