Subcontracting or better known as Staff Augmentation, is primarily outsourcing of manpower on a skill requirement basis or project completion basis for a short period of time.

Temporary staffing is an area where employers can make efficient large-scale strategic savings on staffing requirements, keep a flexible effective workforce to hand and maintain staff through difficult times. The temporary staffing agencies will place temporary staff according to contracts available. This means Client/Employers will not have to outlay costs such as holiday pay, sickness benefits or other fringe benefits of permanent employment – except where official government regulations stipulate, temporary staff receives the same benefits.