It is illegal in california. That doesn't mean that everyone is aware (lots of
things happen that violate CA law) and it doesn't mean that it doesn't happen
fairly often. I certainly wouldn't work for anyone trying to dodge around
paying medical and such.
On Dec 9, 2012, at 6:51 PM, unix_fan wrote:
> So Jo's query about a closed list for Employer discussion and subsequent
> pointer to glassdoor lands me at this subject.
>
> It *was* my opinion that it was legally dodgy in California to hire a
> temporary for a long term position in order to avoid paying the benefits
> commensurate with permanent positions. But now I'm not so sure what to think
> of this. I currently see a System Administrator position advertised in
> writing via a glassdoor link as:
> "This is a long term temporary position with ${employer}".
>
> The usual wording I see to justify it is that a Permatemp position is OK as
> long as it is for "project" work, i.e., the position has an objective start
> and end. However, in the cases I'm aware of, including the ad I quoted
> above, it's not for a specific project.
>
>
> Are other folks seeing this permatemp hiring trend out there for core IT
> positions, including sysadmins?
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