Staffing Firms Prosper as India Inc Hires More Temps ; the Demand for Temps, or Temporary Workers, Had Been Rising for Some Time, but Lately There Has Been a Spike. Reducing or Freezing the Hiring of Permanent Employees and Making Do with Temps Helps Companies Cut Their Fixed Costs in a Slowing Economy

Ajit Isaac, CEO of Bangalore-based human resource services firm, Ikya Human Capital Solutions, has just finalised plans to open an office in Tinsukia. It will provide temporary workers - or temps as they are called in the industry - to companies running power, telecom and other infrastructure ... (Publication: Business Today)