Orientation and guidance of temporary agency workers

Temporary agency work has grown rapidly in Europe in recent years. Good orientation and guidance are necessary for employees´ occupational safety and health. Specifically, orientation and guidance are important for agency workers who operate in changing environments and work tasks. The aim of this study was to collect information about the orientation and guidance of Finnish agency workers. The information was collected with a questionnaire devised for temporary agency workers. The study results show that the guidance of agency work user companies is often insufficient, specifically in matters concerning workers´ occupational health and safety. In the future, the reasons for the lack of guidance should be researched.