Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Headcount, hiring & workforce planning · Working

Agency worker

Also called: temporary-agency worker

ELI5

A worker supplied by an employment agency to another organisation.

Used in conversation

“The people plan needs to explain how agency worker affects roles and decisions.”

Pitch context

You will see “Agency worker” in organisation plans, workforce reviews, change programmes and people reports when the discussion reaches headcount, hiring & workforce planning.

Why it matters: In headcount, hiring & workforce planning, a loose definition can change rights, obligations, approval, disclosure or enforceability.

Caution

Meaning, enforceability and required process vary by jurisdiction and agreement; this definition is not legal advice.

Sources & evidence · 2

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