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Staffing Agencies and the Hard-to-Employ Population
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Publisher(s): National Economic Development and Law Center (U.S.)
Author(s): Tse Ming Tam; Tarecq Amer; Anouk Shambrook
Funder(s): Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Funder(s): Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Topic: Business (Business and business enterprises)
Labor (Employment and labor supply)
Type: Report
Abstract:
This report investigates the present and potential future role of the staffing industry in assisting "hard-to-employ" populations move out of poverty by securing permanent jobs that pay decent wages, have a career ladder, and offer critical benefits. In addition to examining the industry overall, the report gives special attention to alternative staffing agencies, organizations whose mission it is to move people out of poverty through temporary employment strategies.