Temp Setup
Definition of Temp
- Each Temp job consists of one or more shifts
- Temps are typically shorter term than contract jobs, or jobs that are rolling week to week
- The ‘Unfilled Jobs’ and ‘Unconfirmed Placements’ screens are used to manage recruitment
- Each candidate has a calendar, and you can search candidates who are available for specific shift(s), based on the availability in their calendar
- The candidate is paid the ‘pay rate’ and the Client is charged the ‘charge rate’.
- Candidates can be any worker type e.g. Ltd Company, PAYE
Temp jobs are fast paced with less processes involved in getting candidates into placements, avoiding unnecessary steps for this type of recruitment. Temp jobs are not liable to Business Rules or the in-depth offer process required for Perm, Contract and Fixed Term roles. Click here to view job type definitions
Temp Job Title Dictionary
To control what job titles are available when creating a Temp job you need to mark entries within the Job title dictionary as Temp. please see the Job Titles Dictionary section for more details and return here to continue setup
Temp Rate Names
For Temp jobs and placements includes a rate grid, in which you can setup different rates appropriate for the role. Rate names are setup within the Reference Data section, see Reference Data section for more details and return here to continue setup
Global Temp Defaults
For Temp jobs you are able to setup default rates, attributes and Quals & Certs which are associated to the Job Titles. These will automatically be assigned when a user creates the job with the applicable job title, these are system wide and referred to as Global. If you have variations (Rates and Attributes) by Company then these can be setup by Company, see Company Temp Defaults section for more detail.
To setup your Temp Defaults see the Global Temp Defaults section for more details.
Temp Shift Names
For efficient completion of shift calendars you are able to setup a variety of Shift Names with their start and end times, so users can quickly complete shift calendars. See Global Temp Defaults section for more details.
Temp Shift Breaks
For efficient completion of shift calendars you are able to setup a variety of Shift Breaks with their start and end times, so users can quickly complete shift calendars. See Global Temp Defaults section for more details.
General Settings
To control how Infinity should control Temp jobs you can adjust a number of settings within the General Settings area to Prevent a placement without EAA and / or Attributes and / or Qual & Cert to ensure your specific compliance requirements are followed. See the General Settings section for more details.
If a user needs to setup Temp content then the permissions below will be required, although it is not necessary to give all / any of these permissions for these areas to function
Permission to setup Global and Company Rates
Permission to edit the Job Title Dictionary
Permission to edit the Attribute Dictionary
Permission to edit the Quals & Certs Dictionary
Permission to edit / add Reference Data
Permission settings can be accessed and adjusted within the Permissions area, see the Permissions section for more details.
There are a number of user options that can assist in making the managing of Temps more efficient. Although these are not mandatory they are recommended to reduce the number of clicks required as you process Temp jobs and manage candidates.
See Getting Started - Temp User section for more details
Once the sections have been completed users will be able to add Temp jobs to the system efficiently and without the complication of having all job titles to choose from, setup rates within each job, assign attributes or Quals and Certs, input accurate shifts to each role quickly and place candidates in accordance with your compliance requirements.

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