A temp agency, also referred as temping agency or staffing agency sometimes, stands for “temporary agency”.
They are firms that specialise in finding positions for candidates looking for temporary work, seasonal, part-time, and in filling vacancies for companies seeking to employ candidates on a temporary basis, or temp-to-hire workers.
Temp-to-Hire refers to a situation where an individual is hired for a temporary period, often 3-6 months, and then at the end of that period, the employee is eligible for a full-time position, but that is not always the case.
Companies often seek temporary staff to be employed on a project-by-project basis during busy periods. That is where temp agencies come in to play, sending their consultants.
Contrary to any recruiting agency, temp agencies are in charge of finding, hiring, and onboarding of the new employee, but also paying and firing him or her. Therefore, all temps are employees of the temp agency, providing them with wage, benefits, tax status…