The order situation is good. More and more companies are turning to temporary staffing.
The temporary staffing market in Germany has seen significant growth in recent years. Growth spurt. According to the official figures of the Federal Employment Agencywhich extend to the summer of 2015, around 960,000 people were employed as temporary workers at mid-year. Two years earlier, the figure was around 100,000 fewer. Temporary workers accounted for 2.7 percent of all employees in Germany.
The growth is based not least on the significant Increase in full-time positions in the temporary staffing industry of ten percent since June 2013, while this figure is only three percent when all employees in Germany are taken into account. A full 78 percent of all temporary jobs are now full-time jobs, while this figure is significantly lower for all jobs in Germany at 63 percent.
The warehousing industry offers the most job opportunities for temporary workers, followed by metalworking, mechanical engineering and office work. Franz & Wach is also active for you in all these and many other fields of activity and can of course find you a job there.
Franz & Wach among the 30 largest in the industry In July, the German Federal Employment Agency reported growing employment in temporary staffing. Now, a London-based institute is forecasting continued growth in Germany in terms of market volume as well. Among the German market participants, Franz & Wach is one of the most successful companies in recent years. The researchers of the Staffing [...]
Christmas business: seasonal workers are now in demand
Without seasonal workers from temporary employment, many gift tables will remain empty Christmas is just around the corner. Not only in supermarkets, where speculoos and dominoes have taken over the sales areas. A look at the job boards also shows that Christmas is approaching, because many industries are looking for seasonal workers. Internet department store Amazon reports 13,000 job openings nationwide. [...]
Collective agreement increase: Temporary employment wages gain strongly in purchasing power
Temporary wages are rising much faster than the cost of living in Germany. There is no end in sight to this trend, and the next wage increase will already follow next year. Life in Germany became around 0.9 percent more expensive in 2014 than in the previous year. This is shown by the consumer price index, which is calculated by the Federal Statistical Office and shows the price development of [...]
The temporary employment model is growing at a stable level and opening up numerous new prospects for people applying from unemployment. Every year, the Federal Employment Agency publishes figures that are eagerly awaited by politicians, business and society alike: The figures on the employment situation in Germany. It is now clear that in the first half of the year we [...]
BAP makes a strong case for security in temporary employment
One thing is clear: Things are changing in the personnel services sector. Unfortunately, these changes are currently still characterized by uncertainty, because politicians have not yet been able to come to clearly defined decisions in all cases. The payment of temporary workers according to Equal Pay, for example, which is to come into force in 2017, is subject to numerous [...]
Are you familiar with the term "subsidiary liability"? It describes a liability principle that can be very expensive for employers, because if a contracted staffing service provider becomes insolvent, the client company will be asked to pay - for all social security contributions of the temporary workers employed by it. Don't let this scenario even come close and put [...]
Franz & Wach is among the top 25 personnel service providers
Our milestone of joining the ranks of the top 25 personnel service providers in terms of revenue was achieved unexpectedly quickly. There are good reasons for this. It was an ambitious goal when our management set the course two years ago: we wanted to become one of the top 25 staffing companies by 2020. At the time, we were just in 50th place and it was foreseeable [...]
SPD in conversation about temporary work with Franz & Wach
Dr. Jens Katzek (SPD) visits Franz & Wach branch in Leipzig Every summer, temporary employment agencies offer politicians a visit via the German Federal Employers' Association for Personnel Services (BAP). Under the title "Praxistest Zeitarbeit" (Practical Test of Temporary Employment), members of the Bundestag and candidates for the Bundestag visit individual companies to gain an insight into current issues and concerns surrounding temporary employment. Last Monday, we were visited by the [...]
On April 1, the new German Personnel Leasing Act (Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz) comes into force. We explain to you what will fundamentally change in personnel services from this day on.
Collective wage increase in temporary staffing as of April 1
Collectively agreed wages in temporary employment will rise on April 1. This also increases the number of cases in which temporary workers earn more than permanent employees. The next collective wage increase in temporary staffing takes effect at the beginning of the month. As a result, the minimum wage in temporary employment will rise to 13 euros per hour, one euro above the currently applicable statutory minimum wage. Across all pay groups [...]
