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

Are you a Communications Coordinator, Advisor, or Specialist available immediately and looking to gain experience within a prestigious and influential legal organisation? About the role: We are seeking a skilled Communications Coordinator to support

  • 3 month temporary position
  • Immediate start
  • CBD location, with flexibility to work from home
$150000 - $170000 per annum

This is a key role for one of our very best clients at Madison Recruitment!  Like us (our parent company to be exact), they are a publicly listed company on the NZX. We are seeking an experienced Financial Reporting Manager to step into this 12-month

  • 12 month fixed term contract
  • Great City Fringe Location
  • Key NZX listed client of Madison's

We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Temporary Accounts Payable Officer with MYOB experience  on behalf of our client. This role is crucial in ensuring the smooth and efficient processing of supplier invoices, payments, and

  • Competitive hourly rate
  • Flexible part time hours
  • Immediate start date

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!