Temporary work agencies use training as a recruitment and retention argument when qualified labor is scarce. However …, short job assignments present a major obstacle for employers and employees to increase investment in training. As temporary … agency workers are mainly low-qualified and often previously unemployed, paid work in combination with training should lead …

where firms who match with entrant workers have to incur training costs. As a result, firms are biased against entrant …

, counseling, training, and placement services. Such programs can be expensive, however, which underscores the need to focus on …