Temporary work: study by the Prisme French employers’ organization, “crossed perspective in France and Europe in 2012” on representation and opinions on temporary work in four European countries

Temporary work more skilled in France.  Aged 24 in average, French temporary workers mostly start temporary work after being unemployed (54 percent).  A major change, more students and graduates turn towards such assignments.  “In France, there are fewer and fewer low-skilled workers and more intermediate workers or executives.  Qualification levels tend to get higher.  We’ve already noticed this in our national statistics on a broader scale” explained François Roux, Prisme general representative.  Because of the economic crisis and the worsening labor market conditions, fewer temporary workers had a fixed-term contract before their first temporary mission (44 percent).  The Prisme points to the “pragmatic” dimension of temporary work: 3 in 4 temporary workers take on assignments “to have work quickly,” while 46 percent do it with a training logic – getting a first experience or diversifying their skills.
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is Roux, Prisme general representative. Because of the economic crisis and the worsening labor market conditions, fewer temporary workers had a fixed-term contract before their first temporary mission (44 percent). The Prisme points to the “pragmatic” dimension of temporary work: 3 in 4 temporary workers take on assignments “to have work quickly,” while 46 percent do it with a training logic – getting a first experience or diversifying their skills.

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