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the Cost of Temporary Retail Employees

Price 
Location 
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Description
$ 250
Feb 2007
Chicago, Illinois
Retail
Huge influx of business caused need for temp retail worker  more... close row
$ 400
Sep 2007
Chicago, Illinois
Bookstore
Two student employees hired for back to school rush  more... close row
$ 17
Dec 2006
Tampa, FL
retail store
Temp agency made life a lot easier  more... close row
$ 12
Feb 2008
Pines, FL
Retail
Per hour wage for temporary retail employee  more... close row

Description of service

We are a retail store that sells music CD's. We needed to hire someone to fill in for one of our employees that was going on maternity leave for 3 months so we needed someone to fill in her job without hiring a permanent employee. We normally paid our employees $7 per hour, but the temporary employee got $12 per hour.


Review of Service

The temp employee received $12 per hour. We did not offer any paid sick days, paid holidays, vacation, or any form of benefits at all. If the employee worked more than 40 hours, the employee received $18 per hour since its considered overtime. Having a temporary employee is a costly expense.


Tips

If your looking for a similar service, make sure you find the right employee. Even though they are only going to be there a short time, and on a temporary basis, you need to make sure they are going to be the right match for you. There are very expensive companies out there that will find an employee for you very easily, but they can cost thousands of dollars on top of the amount you need to pay the employee. If you are looking for a good employee, try craigslist. Its free!


$ 9
Nov 2006
Brooklyn, NY
Retail sales
Part time holiday help for electronics store  more... close row
$ 500
Feb 2007
San Diego, CA
Retail
Temporary employee to do inventory  more... close row
$ 80
Dec 2007
Chicago, Illinois
Retail
Retail temps help with busy holiday season  more... close row
$ 13
Aug 2006
Lincolnton, NC
Retail Sales/ Manufacturing
Young entrepreneur hiring temp workers  more... close row
$ 100
Nov 2007
San Diego, CA
Retail
Temp employee to organize books  more... close row
$ 8
Jun 2007
Tampa, FL
small retail store
Students work as temporary employees during holidays  more... close row
$ 11
Mar 2008
San Francisco, CA
clothing store manager
Temporary cashier for store  more... close row
$ 10
Jun 2008
Pasadena, CA
Clothing Retail
Nothing good came of temp retail employees  more... close row