Temporary workforce gains strength

Once viewed as a stopgap measure, the use of temporary workers is now included in the long-term planning efforts of many companies.
In a national study, more than 70 percent of executives polled said they rely on the staffing practice and include a place for it in their overall human resource budgets.
The study, which was commissioned by California-based OfficeTeam and conducted by an independent research firm, included interviews with 150 senior executives at the nation’s 1,000 largest companies.
Locally, one staffing service has seen its placement of temporary workers increase by a third in the past year because of increased demand by area companies