START AS AN ENGINEER IN TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT

In the automotive industry, hardly any new hires are made without first going through temporary employment. This allows the industry to react more flexibly and adaptably to short-term changes in production and important projects can be quickly staffed with the right experts. AVANTGARDE Experts offers you an entry into the automotive industry through attractive temporary jobs.

No, there is no difference between temporary employment, personnel leasing and contract work. These terms are often used interchangeably and refer to the employment of workers by a temporary employment agency that leases these skilled workers to other companies on a temporary basis.
At AVANTGARDE Experts, we like to use the term personnel leasing, because for us the personnel are the focus.

In the case of temporary employment, you are employed as an employee of the personnel service provider. With direct recruitment, by comparison, you are transferred by the personnel service provider to a client company and employed there as a permanent employee.

If you are interested in a temporary employment position in the automotive industry, you can submit an online application for one of our job advertisements.

• In the first step, we contact you by telephone to get to know you and your wishes, experiences and skills better.
• We will then arrange a personal interview to introduce you to the possibilities of temporary employment.
• If you decide to go for a job, we will organise an interview with your first client company.
• If everything goes well, you will receive an employment contract from us and start your first assignment.
• During your assignment, we are always on hand to advise you and will be happy to help you with any questions or problems.
• Should you ever want to change to a permanent position at one of our client companies, we will be happy to support you in this.

As an employee in the temporary employment sector, there are special legal regulations to be observed. You receive an employment contract from your temporary employment agency and are entitled to equal treatment and, after a certain period, equal pay.

The temporary employment agency concludes fixed employment contracts with the temporary employees and thus assumes the role of the employer and also pays the salary in case of illness and holidays. Therefore, in the event of illness, you must inform the temporary employment agency in the first instance. The temporary worker must also coordinate with the temporary employment agency when applying for holiday.

Even as a temporary worker, you enjoy the same statutory protection against dismissal as in a "normal" employment relationship. Your temporary employment agency cannot simply terminate you just because it does not have a suitable assignment for you.

The maximum leasing period is a legal regulation applicable to temporary employment. It defines the maximum time for which an employee may be leased to a client company. The regulation is intended to prevent employees from remaining permanently in temporary employment.

The maximum leasing period is usually 18 months, though in exceptional cases or in the automotive industry, an extension of the leasing period is common. At the end of the maximum leasing period, the client company must decide whether to take on the temporary employee on a permanent basis or terminate the employment relationship.

"Temporary employment in Germany is regulated by the German Law on Temporary Employment (Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz, AÜG), as well as accompanying laws and collective agreements, and possibly company agreements. The focus is on the protection of employees, in particular through transparency towards them. As voluntary users of the collective agreements of the Bundesarbeitgeberverband der Personaldienstleister e. V. (BAP) (Federal Employers' Association of Personnel Service Providers), we take the transparency aspect in particular very seriously and pay in accordance with the openly visible collective wage provisions."

Claudia Keul, in-house lawyer at AVANTGARDE Experts

In some sectors of temporary employment, there are wage bonuses under collective agreements if the temporary employment agency with which the worker is employed is subject to a corresponding collective agreement.

These surcharges are intended to ensure that the salary of a temporary employee is equal to that of a comparable regular employee of the client. Depending on the sector and duration of employment, staggered surcharges on the collective agreement remuneration of temporary workers are paid after they have been trained.

Although temporary employment is perceived more positively in many other countries, it has a bad reputation in Germany. However, this reputation is unfounded and there are some prejudices about temporary employment that have no basis in reality. Whether you’re just starting out in your career or are an experienced professional, temporary employment allows you to take advantage of numerous career opportunities that would otherwise have been closed to you.

Not every temporary employment agency offers its applicants equally good conditions and attractive employment opportunities. The following questions will help you find the right temporary employment agency for you:

• Is there an opportunity to obtain a fixed employment contract with the temporary employment agency and is payment determined in accordance with a collective agreement? Does it pay higher wages if you have better qualifications?
• Do workers at the temporary employment agency benefit from all rights and obligations of other employees, such as protection against dismissal, paid leave, and health, accident, pension, unemployment and long-term care insurance?
• Are areas of responsibility discussed before you are assigned to a company?
• Is there a possibility of further training?
• Is there a works council that also represents the concerns and needs of temporary workers?
• Is there contact with the temporary employment agency during an assignment at a client company?

And by the way: According to a satisfaction survey among all external employees in personnel leasing/temporary employment at AVANTGARDE Experts, 80 percent of candidates in temporary employment felt they had received ‘fairly good’ to ‘very good’ advice.