Contingent Workers Overused & Underpaid

Contingent Workers Being Overworked and Underpaid Inside viragos WarehouseMorning Call 09/17/11 I found this article particularly interesting because it is local anesthetic and it shows the abundance of shipboard actors in this business concern market and how they are willing to be treated to keep a job and be in possession of income even if it is only $11-$12 an hour. Integrity Staffing Solutions is the come with that hires temporary workers for the Amazon warehouse in Breinigsville, PA. These temporary employees are told by ISS that if they work hard magic spell in this position they may be hired into permanent positions but this rarely happened.The temporary positions would exterminate after a number of hours and then they can re-apply for these same positions within a few months. The frankness was that many of these temporary workers never got offered or promoted to a permanent position though. This is said to be the afterlife for many companies in that they hire more te mporary staff than permanent because they do not promise benefits and will work for lower pay. Warehouse positions such as this are very high postulate both physically and mentally.Related article Advantages and Disadvantages of Foreign Workers in MalaysiaMany of these workers were pushed harder and harder until they got injured or physically could not complete the responsibilities of the job anymore. With them being temporary workers they would just be let go and then other temporary worker would be assigned to this same position. It is an ideal world for Amazon because they always have fresh blood in the warehouse. This was taken from the article and highlights many of the key points I had just mentioned, The maculation highlights how companies like Amazon can wield their significant leverage over workers in the bleak job market, labor experts say.Large companies such as Amazon can minimize costs for benefits and raises by relying on temporary workers rather than having a larg er permanent workforce, those experts say. The treatment of all workers was highlighted in the article with interviews of over 20 current or previous employees of Amazon. These positions were physically demanding and people could not keep up with the increasing demands that were devote down by the company.They talk of the heat index in the summer in the warehouse would reach over 100 degrees and they would have ambulances waiting outside the building to assist people. If a temporary worker became ill or couldnt physically do the job anymore their assignment would be end and they would no longer have a job. This created fear amongst the temporary staff and most of them pushed through the botheration and continued working so that they could keep the job because it was income even if it was only $11-$12 an hour. http//www. mcall. com/news/local/mc-allentown-amazon-complaints-20110917,0,1246510. story