SECTION 4.55 TEMPORARY STAFFING

Last Update: 7/01

In addition to filling permanent full-time and part-time vacancies, the following temporary appointments may be used:

1. Seasonal Appointments

Agencies may request from the Department of Administrative Services – Human Resources Enterprise Director the authority to utilize seasonal employees.

Seasonal appointments may be made only during the seasonal period approved by the director for the agency requesting to make the appointment and must be included by the end of that period. Such period shall not exceed six months in a fiscal year.

Persons may be appointed with seasonal status without regard to merit system provisions and shall have no rights to the position nor be entitled to any benefits.

If appointed to a class covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the employee may not work in excess of 700 hours in that status.

2. Temporary Appointments

(Effective July 1, 2000, emergency and intermittent types of appointment are now considered "Temporary".)

Persons may be hired into a temporary position for a maximum of 780 hours during a fiscal year.

Temporary employees may be appointed without regard to merit system provisions and shall have no rights to the position nor be entitled to any benefits.

3. Professional Employment Organization

Service contracts may be used to provide employee-leasing services through a professional employer organization (PEO). Under this relationship, the PEO bears the responsibility for payroll administration, employee benefits administration, and compliance with governmental and regulatory requirements, employee record keeping, workers' compensation administration, unemployment insurance administration and other human resource functions. The PEO is the employer of record for administrative purposes. As a co-employer, the State of Iowa shares in the day-to-day supervision of employees, assigns work, assists in completing performance evaluations and communicates with the PEO concerning the provision of services under the PEO agreement.

4. Temporary Service Contractors

Temporary service contractors may be used when there is a need to cover for an employee who will be away from work for a short period of time, when there is a backlog of work, when there is a special project and there is no staff available, or during the period of time when a vacant position is being filled. Temporary employees are not state employees and do not appear on the payroll. The temporary service contractor bills agencies for the hours worked. Contact your personnel assistant or personnel officer for the name of your temporary service provider that you may call.