Madison helps job seekers find roles across three types of work: Permanent, Temporary and Contracting. We’re often asked what the differences are between these three categories, so here’s an overview of all three.

Permanent Employment

Typically, permanent employment means that you are employed on a permanent basis, working a regular, guaranteed number of hours every week for an employer. Your permanent role may be full-time or part-time – this depends on the number of weekly hours of work that you have agreed with your employer, in your employment contract. Once you have met certain criteria you will accrue entitlements such as annual and sick leave. Madison works with employers across New Zealand to help them to find permanent employees for their business.

Temporary Employment

As a temporary employee working through Madison, your employment agreement is with us, so we’re responsible for the majority of your employment needs, such as beginning or ending an assignment, approval of leave, changes of duties, and getting paid. However, most of the time you’ll be working at our clients’ workplace, under their day-to-day direction or supervision. This is known as a triangular employment situation. Temporary work can offer great flexibility and allows you to develop new skills, gain experience in new areas, and understand different business cultures to discover what suits you best. Sometimes it can even lead to a permanent role!

Contracting

Contractors are self-employed and earn their income by invoicing a company (generally a ‘daily rate’) for their services to complete a deliverable, with a clear start and end date. As a contractor, you pay your own taxes and ACC levies, and while you won’t be entitled to the same employment rights as permanent staff, you enjoy other benefits instead. For example, as you change jobs more regularly you’re able to adjust your rates to meet market rates as they increase. You also have much more freedom than typical employment roles, as you control when, where, and how you work. If you think that contracting might be a good fit for you, we can help you understand what opportunities are out there.

Looking to step up into a new role?

We’re constantly building relationships with new employers and recruiting for new roles, so have a look! If you can’t find a job that suits, get in touch or sign up for job alerts and you’ll get any new jobs that match your requirements sent straight to your inbox.

Latest Roles

On behalf of our client, we are seeking an experienced Senior Advisor to play a key role in supporting high-level strategic and operational deliverables that directly impact public health outcomes in Aotearoa. This is a pivotal opportunity to work

  • Strong hourly rate
  • Immediate start date
  • Contract through until June 2026

We are seeking reliable Receptionists, Administration Assistants, and Coordinators for upcoming temporary positions!   Are you looking for the next step in your career, between jobs, or just exploring something new? Temporary work can offer you the

  • Register with us to stay informed about the latest temp roles!
  • A range of short and long term assignments with competitive hourly rates
  • Gain experience, build skills, and expand your professional network across multiple industries

Our client who is a major organisation undergoing a large-scale transformation, is looking for someone to oversee and deliver the finance workstream of a complex Shared Services programme. This newly established role offers the opportunity to operate at a

  • Lead the finance workstream of a major Shared Services transformation
  • Provide senior insights to support decisions and business cases
  • Collaborate with executives to deliver complex projects on time

Our Areas of Expertise

Our team has recruitment experience across nearly all industries and sectors – these are just some of our areas of expertise. If your industry isn’t listed, contact us directly because chances are we can help!