I do hereby certify that the following translation is not a machine translation, but done by a human translator and lightly
edited by a native speaker of English.
Not only is the word flexibility rated very highly in these
fast-moving times but it is also abused. This is valid both
for the job seeker and temporary
employment agencies alike.
Anyone looking for a job may find a quick job with a temp
agency. Due to current employment laws, one can get one’s
cards just the same way as it is very easy to get rid of
someone as soon as one becomes expendable or if one should
prove a misfit. The responsibility towards salaried
employees and workers seems to have got lost completely. One
may earn a quick euro with someone who is dependent on it –
and if one is no longer suitable, one has had his chips. The
so-called “wages” the “poor” slave earns are not
proportionate to the amount the temp agency charges the
client for the temp worker’s rented labour. It should be
said that earning one’s wages may not be the proper term:
one is fobbed off with a pittance.
Any self-employed person offering similar
services to those
of the temporary staffing industry is not competitive with regard to conditions offered by staffing services. One is left out when it comes to awarding projects unless one has gained an exceptionally good reputation, which is then also recognised by the client. However, in most cases clients tend to sneak a glance first at the price and not at the complete offer. The
enterer’s background is irrelevant. Fair enough then, try
landing a regular job which should, coincidentally, not be
offered by a temp work agency…Get on well with it!
Small companies prepared to take the chance of hiring at all
have to decide in advance whether they are willing to work
with a particular person in a long-term employment
relationship. To them, it is the loyalty and reliability of
their staff which are most important but unattainable with
the present-day practice of hiring and firing. Some degree
of trust is required – at least between employee and
immediate superior. If the employer – worker relationship is
to be a lasting and successful one, it will certainly be
reflected in the salary. For that reason, small enterprises,
which are forced to charge higher rates for services
rendered, should be given a chance to prove their efficiency
so that, in the long run, more jobs may be guaranteed in the
so-called medium sized-companies.