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Temporary work through employment agencies. What are the consequences of leaving the agency for the employer?

I have temporary work through an employment agency. There is a possibility that the company have permanent positions but I have been told that the agency will charge the company if I start to work for them directly. Does any anyone know the rules around this?

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1. Those are the rules, and agreed to in the contract between the employer and the temp agency. The idea behind it is otherwise, employers could just keep "auditioning" temps until they found someone they liked; making the temp agency a de facto placement service. I used to temp, and went from temp to employment; my employer paid.
2. read the contract u have with the agency.
3. There are no rules around it. These contracts generally have a time period after which you can work for the employer and dump the agency; generally 6-12 months; and/or a buyout.
4. The rules are all spelled out in the contract the company signed with the temp agency. Some do this type of clause in the contract, and some are "try before you buy" type contracts. These are set up so the company can see if the person will work out with the job before they hire them.
5. If the company hired you through the temp agency, they know what the rules and ramifications are for hiring you as a regular employee. If they offer you the job, take it and let them deal with the employment agency. The agency is just protecting themselves from losing the revenue they get by having you work through their agency. Companies pay temp agencies for the employees that are hired as long as they are in temporary status. And, this is much cheaper than paying for all of your benefits as a regular employee. It's also a lot easier for them to dismiss you for any reason if either you don't work out or they just don't have the work for you any more. If they feel that they want you on as a regular employee, they can then invest that extra money in you (pay your benefits) along with your salary. And, they pay the temp agency a fee to let them out of their contract with the agency. As far as you're concerned, there is no fee or penalty you have to pay. You just start working at the company as a regular employee.
6. All agencies expect this and the employer will have to pay a fee to the agency. You wil suffer no financial disadvantage because he will soon get the fee back because you will cost less to employ than he paid to the agency for you. Perhaps you wil get more than you got with the agency or you may have better fringe benefits
7. Yes. When you signed up with the agency, you agreed to inform them if any employer hires you. Yes, that means the employer will pay the temp agency. That's part of how the system works, and everyone involved knows this, so it's not a problem.
8. the agency can charge a fee if u become permanent, its usually a months salary or whatever they have agreed with the client in the contract they have signed.