temporary agency worker
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temporary agency worker
An employee who is employed by a temporary employment agency and is 'loaned out' by it to other companies for a limited period of time in order to work there.
Das Unternehmen deckt Auftragsspitzen oft durch den Einsatz von Leiharbeitern ab.
The company often covers peak order periods by using temporary agency workers.
The word is made up of the stem of the verb 'leihen' (to lend/borrow) and 'Arbeiter' (worker). So it literally describes a worker who is 'loaned out' from one company to another.
Er hat nach seiner Ausbildung zunächst als Leiharbeiter gearbeitet.
After completing his training, he initially worked as a temporary agency worker.
This word belongs to a word family around the topic of temporary agency work. Important related terms are 'die Leiharbeit' (temporary agency work, the activity) and 'die Leihfirma' (the temporary employment agency where the worker is employed).
Leiharbeit ist in vielen Branchen verbreitet.
Temporary agency work is common in many industries.
A 'Leiharbeiter' (temporary agency worker) has a special employment relationship: they are permanently employed by a temporary employment agency, but their workplace is in another company, the client of the temporary employment agency.
Als Leiharbeiter wechselt man häufig den Betrieb, in dem man eingesetzt wird.
As a temporary agency worker, you often change the company where you are assigned.
In connection with temporary agency workers, the verbs 'einsetzen' (to deploy/use), 'beschäftigen' (to employ), and 'anfordern' (to request) are often used.
Die Fabrik setzt in der Hochsaison viele Leiharbeiter ein.
The factory uses many temporary agency workers during the high season.
temporary worker / help
'die Aushilfe' and 'der Leiharbeiter' can both refer to people who work in a company only for a limited time. But the difference is important: an 'Aushilfe' helps out temporarily, for example when there is a lot of work, during illness, or during the holiday season. A 'Leiharbeiter' is employed by a temporary employment agency and is sent from there to another company. The words can be confused because neither person necessarily stays permanently at the company. When it is about the simple role in the company, 'Aushilfe' fits. When it is about the employment relationship through a temporary employment agency, 'Leiharbeiter' is more precise.
Mehmet arbeitet als Leiharbeiter in einer großen Autofabrik.
Mehmet works as a temporary agency worker in a large car factory.
Für die Weihnachtszeit sucht die Bäckerei eine Aushilfe.
The bakery is looking for temporary help for the Christmas season.