A study* by The Economic Council of the Labour Movement (ECLM), (Arbejderbevægelsens Erhvervsråd: AE)** for the National Union of Commercial and Clerical Employees (HK) on developments in the use of temporary work has shown that over the past three years this formerly little used type of employment in both the industrial and construction sectors is becoming increasingly popular. This is due to the economic crisis, which has forced specialist workers to adopt this form of employment. Whilst previously ‘temping’ had been seen as primarily a female domain focusing particularly on the nursing profession, today male ‘temping’ has outstripped female ‘temping’.
Over recent years male temporary employment has grown in importance. In 2010, 10,800 women were employed on temporary contracts and the number for 2014 has grown slightly to 11,000. However for males the rise has been staggering rising from 10,200 to 16,000 over the same period.
Why are temporary contracts so popular? The president of HK/Privat, Simon Tøgern, states that the industry and construction sectors have never before employed as many on temporary contracts. It has got to the extent
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