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Temporary work agencies in the former EU15 countries employ the full-time equivalent of 1.3% of total employment, according to new research from the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, the Dublin-based EU agency. The report, which offers a snapshot of temporary agency work in 25 EU Member States, as well as Norway and the acceding countries Bulgaria and Romania, paints a picture of a small but important sector with a significant growth potential.
In EU15 countries, the employment levels range from 0.3% in Denmark to 2.6% in the United Kingdom, with high levels also in the Netherlands, Belgium and France. Overall, this involves some 2.5 to 3 million employees, employed by approximately 20,000 firms, in a segment with a likely annual turnover in excess of €75 billion. In the new EU Member States, in those countries for which data is available, employment levels ranges from 0.5% in Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, to 1.4% in Hungary.
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