Long Descriptions - Use of Temporary Help Services in Public Service Organizations
Figure 1: Contracts for temporary help services – Duration1,2
| Length |
Percent |
| 4 weeks or less |
13.5% |
| 5 to 12 weeks |
17.5% |
| 13 to 26 weeks |
26.6% |
| 27 to 39 weeks |
13.7% |
| 40 to 52 weeks |
10.2% |
| 53 weeks or more |
18.4% |
n=2624
Source: Temporary help service contracts, 2007-2008
1 The display shows the duration of contracts, including any amendments. Contracts whose duration fell between the time intervals shown (e.g. four weeks plus a day) were rounded up to the nearest full interval. End points of intervals were chosen to correspond to durations of one month or less, three months, six months, nine months, twelve months and greater than twelve months. [return]
2 Contract duration may be underestimated, since organizational tracking systems may not have identified longer-term contracts that started prior to, and ended after our study time frame (2007-2008 fiscal year). [return]
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Figure 2: Contracts for temporary help services – Duration and region of contract
| |
NCR |
NON-NCR |
| Less than 26 weeks |
50.9% |
71.0% |
| 26 Weeks or longer |
49.1% |
29.0% |
n=2221
Source: Temporary help service contracts, 2007-2008
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Figure 3: Temporary help service workers recruited into non-permanent employment under the Public Service Employment Act two weeks before and/or two weeks after their temporary help contract
| |
Percent |
| Employment before contract only |
29.7% |
| Employment after contract only |
53.5% |
| Employment before and after |
16.8% |
n=434
Source: Temporary help service contracts, 2007-2008 and Job-Based Analytical Information System
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Figure 4: Temporary help service workers recruited into non-permanent employment under the Public Service Employment Act two weeks before or two weeks after their temporary help contract by tenure
| |
Non-permanent employment before contract |
Non-permanent employment after contract |
| Casual |
89.6% |
74.1% |
| Term |
3.0% |
11.1% |
| Term and Casual |
2.5% |
4.9% |
| Other |
5.0% |
9.8% |
| |
n=202 |
n=305 |
Source: Temporary help service contracts, 2007-2008 and Job-Based Analytical Information System
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Figure 5: Temporary help service workers recruited into employment under the Public Service Employment Act within 180 days of contract end date
| |
Percent |
| No employment under PSEA |
79.5% |
| Employment under the PSEA |
20.5% |
| Of the 20.5% Employment under the PSEA |
|
| Temporary help services to indeterminate |
12.8% |
| Temporary help services to non-permanent |
7.7% |
n=2670
Source: Temporary help service contracts, 2007-2008 and Job-Based Analytical Information System
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Figure 6: Temporary help service workers recruited into employment under the Public Service Employment Act within 180 days of contract end date by region of position obtained1
| |
Indeterminate |
Term & Student |
Casual |
| NCR (506) |
63.8% |
12.3% |
23.9% |
| NON-NCR (41) |
43.9% |
14.6% |
41.5% |
n=547
Source: Temporary help service contracts, 2007-2008 and Job-Based Analytical Information System
1 Numbers for regions were too small to express individually. [return]
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Figure 7: Temporary help service workers recruited into employment under the PSEA within 180 days of contract end date and first point of entry
| |
Percent |
| Indeterminate |
22.9% |
| Term |
10.2% |
| Casual |
64.9% |
| Student |
2.0% |
n=547
Source: Temporary help service contracts, 2007-2008 and Job-Based Analytical Information System
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Figure 8: Percentage change in expenditures for temporary help services and salary costs for indeterminate, term, and casual employees 1999-2000 to 2008-2009 (in unadjusted dollars, reference year 1999/2000)
| Fiscal Year |
Indeterminate salary cost |
Temporary help services |
Term salary cost |
Casual salary cost |
| 1999/2000 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| 2000/2001 |
9% |
26% |
3% |
13% |
| 2001/2002 |
20% |
47% |
3% |
30% |
| 2002/2003 |
38% |
57% |
4% |
29% |
| 2003/2004 |
49% |
42% |
13% |
30% |
| 2004/2005 |
63% |
65% |
31% |
9% |
| 2005/2006 |
67% |
105% |
34% |
58% |
| 2006/2007 |
74% |
147% |
33% |
56% |
| 2007/2008 |
85% |
168% |
33% |
70% |
| 2008/2009 |
95% |
178% |
46% |
69% |
Source: Temporary help service contracts, 2007-2008 and Job-Based Analytical Information System
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Figure 9: Contracts for temporary help services- rationale and region of contract
| |
NCR |
NON-NCR |
| Employee leave |
10.4% |
10.8% |
| Coverage during staffing action |
19.7% |
10.8% |
| Staff shortage |
10.0% |
38.7% |
| Increased workload |
59.9% |
39.8% |
n=1454
Source: Temporary help service contracts, 2007-2008
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Figure 10: Contracts for temporary help services – Duration and occupational classification1
| Length |
Classification |
| Administrative |
Operational/Technical |
Professional |
| Less than 26 weeks |
57.0% |
40.8% |
48.7% |
| 26 weeks or longer |
43.0% |
59.2% |
51.3% |
n=2240
Source: Temporary help service contracts, 2007-2008
1 Occupational classifications used for this analysis are as defined by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/sat-ths/classifications-eng.html [return]
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Figure 11: Contracts for temporary help services – Duration and rationale
| Length |
Employee leave |
Pending staff |
Staff shortage |
Workload increase |
| Less than 26 weeks |
55.2% |
37.9% |
56.6% |
39.0% |
| 26 weeks or longer |
44.8% |
62.1% |
43.4% |
61.0% |
n=1351
Source: Contracts for temporary help services, 2007-2008
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Figure 12: Temporary help service workers recruited into employment under the Public Service Employment Act within 180 days of contract end date by tenure and first official language of appointee
| |
English |
French |
| Indeterminate |
52.2% |
72.3% |
| Term |
12.9% |
9.2% |
| Casual |
32.4% |
18.1% |
| Student |
2.6% |
0.4% |
n=543
Source: Contracts for temporary help services, 2007-2008 and Job-Based Analytical Information System
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Figure 13: Temporary help service workers recruited into employment under the Public Service Employment Act within 180 days of contract end date by tenure and occupational classification1
| |
Indeterminate |
Term |
Casual |
Student |
| Administrative |
60.3% |
10.3% |
28.9% |
0.5% |
| Operational/Technical |
72.6% |
7.8% |
15.7% |
3.9% |
| Professional |
66.0% |
15.1% |
17.0% |
1.9% |
n=545
Source: Temporary help service contracts, 2007-2008 and Job-Based Analytical Information System
1 Occupational classifications used for this analysis are as defined by PWGSC. www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/sat-ths/classifications-eng.html [return]
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Figure 14: Percentage change in expenditures for temporary help services, overall government expenditures and personnel expenditures, 1999-2000 to 2008-2009 (in unadjusted dollars, reference year 1999-2000)
| Fiscal Year |
Personnel expenditures |
Overall government expenditures (total net ministry) |
THS expenditures |
| 1999/2000 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| 2000/2001 |
24% |
6% |
26% |
| 2001/2002 |
17% |
4% |
47% |
| 2002/2003 |
25% |
3% |
57% |
| 2003/2004 |
26% |
8% |
42% |
| 2004/2005 |
39% |
14% |
64% |
| 2005/2006 |
44% |
22% |
105% |
| 2006/2007 |
52% |
23% |
147% |
| 2007/2008 |
59% |
35% |
168% |
| 2008/2009 |
74% |
36% |
178% |
Source: Public Accounts, 1999-2000 to 2008-2009
Note: THS indicates Temporary Help Services
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Figure 15: Percentage change in expenditures for temporary help services and Professional and Special Services, 1999-2000 to 2008-2009 (in unadjusted dollars, reference year 1999-2000)
| Fiscal Year |
THS expenditures |
Professional and Special Services expenditures |
| 1999/2000 |
0% |
0% |
| 2000/2001 |
26% |
-1% |
| 2001/2002 |
47% |
15% |
| 2002/2003 |
57% |
15% |
| 2003/2004 |
42% |
16% |
| 2004/2005 |
64% |
16% |
| 2005/2006 |
105% |
25% |
| 2006/2007 |
147% |
33% |
| 2007/2008 |
168% |
41% |
| 2008/2009 |
178% |
60% |
Source: Public Accounts, 1999-2000 to 2008-2009
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Figure 16: Ratio of expenditures for temporary help services to expenditures for salaries, casual and term employees, 1999-2000 to 2008-2009 (in unadjusted dollars, reference year 1999-2000)
| Fiscal Year |
THS expenditures to casual salary costs |
THS expenditures to term salary costs |
| 1999/2000 |
0.73 |
0.13 |
| 2000/2001 |
0.82 |
0.17 |
| 2001/2002 |
0.84 |
0.19 |
| 2002/2003 |
0.90 |
0.20 |
| 2003/2004 |
0.80 |
0.22 |
| 2004/2005 |
1.11 |
0.32 |
| 2005/2006 |
0.95 |
0.42 |
| 2006/2007 |
1.16 |
0.49 |
| 2007/2008 |
1.16 |
0.54 |
| 2008/2009 |
1.21 |
0.69 |
Source: Public Accounts, 1999-2000 to 2008-2009 and Job-Based Analytical Information System
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Figure 17: Contracts for temporary help services – Rationale and occupational classification1
| |
Administrative |
Operational/Technical |
Professional |
| Employee leave |
14.7% |
3.2% |
4.6% |
| Coverage during staffing action |
24.3% |
12.9% |
31.2% |
| Staff shortage |
8.9% |
24.5% |
2.7% |
| Increased workload |
52.2% |
59.4% |
61.6% |
n=1727
Source: Temporary help service contracts, 2007-2008
1 Occupational classifications used for this analysis are as defined by PWGSC. www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/sat-ths/classifications-eng.html [return]
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Figure 18: Contracts for temporary help services – Rationale and contract value
| Reason |
Contract Value |
| Less than 20k |
20k to less than 60k |
60k or more |
| Employee leave |
17.5% |
9.3% |
4.2% |
| Coverage during staffing action |
19.5% |
25.1% |
24.3% |
| Staff shortage |
11.6% |
12.6% |
9.6% |
| Increased workload |
51.5% |
52.9% |
62.0% |
n=1731
Source: Temporary help service contracts, 2007-2008
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