temporary agency

collocation in English

meaningsoftemporaryandagency

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temporary
adjective
uk
/ˈtem.pər.ər.i/us
/ˈtem.pə.rer.i/
not lasting or needed for ...
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agency
noun
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/
a business that represents one group of people when dealing with ...
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(Definition oftemporaryandagencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftemporary agency

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However, as you know, the directive fortemporaryagencyworkers is a very difficult and complicated one.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
There is a need to understand the situation in countries where there is a less-developedtemporaryagencyworker regulation.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Six weeks is far too short a period to decide whether atemporaryagencyworker should be made permanent or not.
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This figure excludes anytemporaryagencystaff that may have worked in the unit over this period.
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The overall spend ontemporaryagencystaff was £5.894 million in 2001–02 and £6.426 million in 2002–03.
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To put it bluntly and straightforwardly,temporaryagencyworkers are much less expensive and far easier to dispose of.
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This total also includes salary costs fortemporaryagencyworkers.
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It estimates that the directive will have a positive effect on total employment and ontemporaryagencyworkers' productivity.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Temporaryagencystaff are to be paid as much as the permanent staff in the user company from day one.
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Only 10% of the 61,000temporaryagencyworkers in my own region say that they aretemporaryagencyworkers by choice.
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We support the amendments that redefinetemporaryagencywork, the user company and the temporary work agency.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
One is thattemporaryagencyworkers are vulnerable workers - whatever the protestations of some people opposite.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Guaranteeing proper working conditions fortemporaryagencyworkers will get rid of illegal work and social dumping.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That bonus was initially portrayed as a pay rise to which atemporaryagencyworker was automatically entitled after four weeks of service.
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A further threetemporaryagencystaff were also employed on a full-time basis.
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To whom is thetemporaryagencyworker compared in terms of pay and basic employment conditions?
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Temporaryagencywork is making an increasing contribution to this process.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I agree with the amendment extending the scope for lifting restrictions and prohibitions ontemporaryagencywork.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Temporaryagencywork is becoming increasingly widespread, and thus it is very important that it be regulated.
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