staffing agency
A company that finds and places workers with client businesses on a temporary or permanent basis.
Definition
A staffing agency, also called a recruitment or employment agency, matches workers with employers. It may provide temporary workers whom it employs and pays, or recruit permanent staff for a fee. Marketing departments use staffing agencies for contract designers, writers and developers. Terms to compare include fees, replacement guarantees, who carries employer responsibilities and any restrictions on hiring a temporary worker directly. Regulation differs by country. Clarify who manages the worker day to day and who is responsible for pay, insurance and conduct, since arrangements differ between countries.
In a sentence
The company used a staffing agency to find a contract designer.
The contract set a fee if the client hired the temp directly.
