Increase in contract / temporary positions with no health benefits?
Increase in contract / temporary positions with no health benefits?
(OP)
I've been keeping an eye on the engineering market in my area, and this seems so be a trend for some of the big employers. Temporary employment for average pay (not big money like you hear about contract engineers getting), and no health coverage. Usually through an agency. I understand big employers used to do massive layoffs after a big project concluded, so maybe this is the new thing that just makes that easier. Anyone also seeing this?





RE: Increase in contract / temporary positions with no health benefits?
John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
EX-Product 'Evangelist'
Irvine, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
The secret of life is not finding someone to live with
It's finding someone you can't live without
RE: Increase in contract / temporary positions with no health benefits?
It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
RE: Increase in contract / temporary positions with no health benefits?
We go through phases on this topic; until the IRS decides to crack down because they're not getting their cut.
TTFN (ta ta for now)
I can do absolutely anything. I'm an expert! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKorP55Aqvg
FAQ731-376: Eng-Tips.com Forum Policies forum1529: Translation Assistance for Engineers Entire Forum list http://www.eng-tips.com/forumlist.cfm
RE: Increase in contract / temporary positions with no health benefits?
The problem with sloppy work is that the supply FAR EXCEEDS the demand
RE: Increase in contract / temporary positions with no health benefits?
But we do this because it cost less than hiring a consultant who does not know our work methods.
And we do this with more than engineering. We do it with CAD people, inspectors, compliance, and drawing reviewers.
It would be difficult for us to do this with people other than people who retired from here.
RE: Increase in contract / temporary positions with no health benefits?
Bring someone on for 6 months, maybe a year. At the end of the contract term, if they don't fit the company terminate the relationship and do it again. If they fit the company, then convert them to direct hire. The pay rate for the contract term is the same salary as they would pay a direct hire, sans benefits.
The problem with that is the good candidates typically don't want a 6 month contract. (The good candidates are usually the ones not actively looking but will switch careers if they hear about a great opportunity, and 6 months to the unemployment line isn't great.) Therefore, because the companies don't convert any contractors to direct-hire, they are self-perpetuating their false ideals that they are doing a great job of weeding out bad employees. They don't stop to consider that they aren't weeding out bad employees, rather they aren't getting any good ones. Hard to tell the difference when the statistical sample is limited by the fundamental assumption in the hiring practice.
--Scott
www.aerornd.com
RE: Increase in contract / temporary positions with no health benefits?
Either way you look at it is not good for the employee.
RE: Increase in contract / temporary positions with no health benefits?
United tried to replace bonuses with a $100,000 lottery
Most workers would have lost $1,500 bonus
https://www.channel3000.com/news/united-tried-to-r...
John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
EX-Product 'Evangelist'
Irvine, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
The secret of life is not finding someone to live with
It's finding someone you can't live without
RE: Increase in contract / temporary positions with no health benefits?
At this stage of my life it suits me, and I have been grateful for the opportunity.
The problem with sloppy work is that the supply FAR EXCEEDS the demand
RE: Increase in contract / temporary positions with no health benefits?
B.E.
You are judged not by what you know, but by what you can do.
RE: Increase in contract / temporary positions with no health benefits?
RE: Increase in contract / temporary positions with no health benefits?
RE: Increase in contract / temporary positions with no health benefits?
RE: Increase in contract / temporary positions with no health benefits?
RE: Increase in contract / temporary positions with no health benefits?
Except large corporations must do this on a state by state basis. Local governments sort of also do this by default.
IEEE offers group insurance. Other type of groups may also do this.