2009 Contract labor: Paperitalo 2nd Tuesday Surveys

Survey subject:

Contract labor

2^nd Tuesday Surveys are Copyright 2010 by Paperitalo Publications and used by permission of the Copyright Owner

Confidential level and error band:
(90% confid. Level, +/- 10% error band)

No. of respondents: 65

Pulp & Paper Industry

63% US respondents, 3% Canada, 15% Western Europe, all other were less

• When asked “What has been the change in the proportion of contract labor used by your site in the last ten years?” 45% of the respondents said it had grown
   
• 44% said this was due to the price relative to the employees
   
• 59% said the use of contract labor is defined in their bargaining agreement
   
• Respondents were also evenly split on whether or not contract labor caused more theft and pilferage
   
• 60% actively monitor their long-term contract labor situations to avoid potential “quasi employee” lawsuits
   
• 37% believe their use of contract labor will grow in the next five years