CWS 3.0: July 16, 2014

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Hiring a former temp without incurring a fee

In our 2014 Contingent Buyers Survey for North America, we asked, "How many months after an agency temp ends an assignment must you wait before hiring that temp directly (without paying a temp-to-perm conversion fee)? Such post-assignment wait periods are common, with two-thirds of respondents reporting a wait period of at least one month. The majority of respondents noted a wait period of at least three months. Only 9 percent reported they wait more than six months.

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