Temporary
Employers previously had access to temporary employment for a period of up to 12 months - on a general basis. The scheme gave companies the opportunity for flexibility of up to 15 % of their own workforce. This could be relevant, for example, in the event of uncertainty as to whether the future need for increased labor was permanent.
The solution left room for reducing the risk of connecting to a permanent workforce before it was certain that there was a continuing need.
This general access to temporary employment in AML $14-9, f) was removed from 1 July 2022.
What does this mean for hiring employees?
This change has nothing to do with companies' ability to hire from staffing companies.
AML $14-9, f) has never been a hiring basis, but has only defined how large a proportion of its own workforce a company could employ temporarily.
"1) Hiring an employee from a business whose purpose is to run a rental business is permitted to the same extent that temporary employment can be agreed according to section 14-9 second paragraph letters a to e. [...]• Letter a says that you can hire in when the work is of a temporary nature
• Letter b says that one can be hired for work instead of another or others (temporary employment)
(2) In a business that is bound by a collective agreement entered into with a trade union with the right of referral under the Employment Disputes Act, the employer and shop stewards who together represent a majority of the employee category to which the hire applies may enter into a written agreement on time-limited hire without prejudice to what is determined in the first paragraph. [...]»
In summary, companies can still hire personnel from staffing companies under the conditions listed above.
