Originally Posted by KateK
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I also disagree with temp agencies not wanting to hire VA's. Alberta has been a consistent leader in having one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, January's rate in Alberta was 3.2% compared to Ontario's 6.3%.
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I agree that it does depend on the unemployment rate and how desparate employers (including agencies are). Alberta is a very special case right now with employment rates - everybody in Eastern Canada seems to be going out there. What are they paying temps out there now?
I remember during the 80s in Toronto, temps were able to call the shots on what they wanted to get paid. Where I am in Oakville, agencies are still not willing to pay decent rates. I temped a few years ago and didn't work a lot because I wasn't willing to go out for $14 a hour - yes I was being picky, but I also knew that my skills were good so I insisted on being paid what I was worth. It was funny, I got a really great temp job and the HR department tried to get the Director to take another temp because she was "cheaper" and the Director said that she wanted me, the price didn't matter.
I'd rather work for 10 hours a week for my current rate than 25 for a temp agency and spend the other 15 hours building my business and enjoying my quality of life - I'm using these hourly amounts as an example because at my hourly rate and what I could get paid as a temp, it works out to the same amount of money.