Some builders converting temps to
employees
It's no secret that builders today are facing the tightest labor market in
years. In many areas, the unemployment rate is near zero, and helpwanted
ads go unanswered for weeks or months. But some builders have
found that hiring temporary workers from an employment contractor can
provide a partial solution to the problem.
Although many employment contractors focus on clerical and industrial
workers, a number of large national agencies — including Contractors
Labor Pool of Reno, Nevada, Labor Ready of Tacoma, Washington, Labor
Finders International of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and Tandem (formerly
Labor World) of Deerfield Beach, Florida — also supply skilled
tradespeople, such