Definition and classification
Staff leasing (also agency work) is the common name for Staff Leasing: a Staffing provider leases its employees temporarily to a client company. A triangle arises between agency, hirer and temporary worker.
The agency remains the employer and pays wages and contributions; the hirer has the authority to instruct during the assignment. For workers, staff leasing can be a way into the labor market or – through Temp-to-perm – a route into permanent employment.
What rules apply in staff leasing?
Staff leasing is governed by the AÜG : the agency's licensing requirement, a maximum assignment period of in principle 18 months, and Equal Pay and Equal Treatment. These rules are tied to deadlines and to individual people and have to be monitored continuously.