The current economic conditions have resulted in employers showing a preference for temporary workers, a new study has found.
Research from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG, entitled Report on Jobs, shows temporary job placements are continuing to rise.
The results, gathered from data from recruitment consultancies and employers, also showed a decline in permanent appointments within UK business.
Kevin Green, the chief executive of the REC, said that 1.3 million temporary employees every week keep "business in the UK moving".
"The credit crunch is continuing to slow permanent job growth, however employers still need to resource. An increasing number of companies are using temps as a way to ride the storm," he added.
A recent survey of human resource managers by the REC found that a quarter of respondents expected the number of temporary workers they employ to rise within the next six months.
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