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CONTACTING A TEMPORARY AGENCY <br /> March 2004 <br /> The City currently contracts with Selectemp for temporary employment needs. This contract <br /> allows us to use discounted billing rates which can be 15% to 40% less than other agencies. <br /> Below is some information to assist you in hiring agency temp employees. <br /> Hiring Process <br /> There are a number of ways Selectemp can assist you with the hiring of a temporary employee. <br /> 1) referrals from their existing pool. <br /> 2) run ads for your position (at no charge to you). <br /> 3) provide payroll services for a temp that you find elsewhere and send in. <br /> When Selectemp recruits for you, you have the option of letting Selectemp chose the employee <br /> or choosing them yourself by looking at resumes or conducting your own interviews. Interviews <br /> j can include candidates from other sources along with Selectemp referrals. <br /> Payroll Services <br /> ~ Payroll services are billed at a lower rate and can be used when you have identified a candidate <br /> ~ through your own competitive process, when you are rehiring a temp where a competitive <br /> process was used initially or when you are hiring a temp for less than 6 weeks. To use the <br /> payroll service, first call Selectemp to give them the necessary information and to arrange a time <br /> for the individual to go to Selectemp. The individual will need to fill out an application and go <br /> through an interview and orientation. Selectemp will also check references and verify their <br /> <br /> _ employment history as with any other Selectemp applicant. The individual will work at the City <br /> but will be paid by Selectemp and will be an employee of Selectemp. <br /> Temporary Employee Limitations and Guidelines <br /> Please remember that all temporary employees, including agency temps, are limited in use <br /> depending on the type of work. Detailed information can be found in the appropriate union <br /> contracts or the APPM for non-represented work. The City's employment goal is to hire qualified <br /> employees using valid, com etitive selection rocesses. It is im octant that the Cit maintains <br /> p p p <br /> Y <br /> impartiality in its hiring decisions so as to avoid the perception of conflict of interest or favoritism. <br /> This includes issues of nepotism or giving preferential treatment in hiring to relatives of City <br /> employees. If you are going to use a temp for more than 6 weeks, the City requires that you use <br /> an open competitive process which means either posting the position (for hiring through the City) <br /> or using an existing pool of temporary employees and considering more than one applicant. <br /> Mark-Up Percentages <br /> Selectemp charges the City amark-up fee as a percentage above the hourly rate. Selectemp's <br /> mark u includes costs for advertisin s r <br /> c Benin a lications interviewin skillsevaluation <br /> p g, g pP g, , <br /> FICA, processing time sheets and paychecks, workers' compensation liability and unemployment <br /> liability. These are costs that the City incurs if a temporary is hired onto the City payroll. Below <br /> are mark-ups for both Agency-Recruited temps and Payroll-Service temps. The percentages <br /> shown are what we pay above the temp's hourly pay rate: <br /> Agency-Recruited Payroll Service <br /> Clerical/Professional 26% 21 <br /> Service Maintenance 30% 26% <br /> Technical 27% 22% <br /> Procedure for contacting the agency <br /> <br />