temporary agency

The Home Office's most recent annual report showed the cost of hiring temporary agency staff had tripled on the last two years to more than half a billion pounds, most of which was spent on dealing with illegal immigration, as well as the now-cancelled Rwanda deal.

Health boards have been asked to reduce their spending on temporary agency staff and there are fears this could make it more difficult for hospitals to open up more capacity to deal with surges in demand.

We were told some potential recruits had no interest in working with patients who had mental health conditions, while some wards were running on 100% temporary agency staff, meaning no continuity of patient care.

To meet short-term staffing needs, the company turned to an outside temporary agency, rather than bringing on full-time employees.

Koureisha is a temporary agency in Tokyo where job listings specify that applicants must be at least 60 years old.