Indians at no 1 for temporary hiring

The trend that began about a decade back has gained momentum since the last four to five years growing by 15 to 20 per cent per annum.

Indians are becoming the favourites among overseas companies looking for hiring temporary workers, as it gives them the flexibility of hiring for a particular need at minimum cost, says experts."In the retail segment, temporary hiring by overseas companies has gone up by almost 45 percent," he said, adding these temporary employees get packages at par with permanent workforce as they are there for a limited time."Employees going from India are getting the same salary on a daily basis, including housing and other allowances," Roy said adding these employees are hired purely on talent rather than academic performance.
"Big companies have an HR policy for temporary staffing to judge them on their performance because it is believed that marks don't necessarily portray the actual skill of a person or one's capability to do a particular work. So temporary staffers have the leverage to work with big companies even if they did not score high marks in their exams," Samuel said.