If you live in Windsor & Essex County and have been in search of employment in recent years, you are undoubtedly familiar with temp agencies.

By definition, a temporary assignment is a short-term position that gives a company time to evaluate the employee and see if they have the right skills to be hired on full time. They can make sure that the employee fits in with the company culture and that they work well with those around them. There is value to this. However, these companies that continue to hire temps and/ or keep them on for years without any pay raises or chance to advance should be fined.

Why is the government allowing these companies to operate this way? Working as a temp and working alongside full-time workers who make a substantially higher wage with benefits creates a toxic work environment. When will the government step in? I don't see the benefit of this for these companies either as they are paying a lot of money to these temp agencies rather than their hard-working employees.