That's because with temp or casuals as they are known they don't have to pay holiday pay, sick days plus it's easier to get rid of someone. Over here it's almost impossible to get fired if your permanent and do your job properly.

The thing is - Temp agencies charge an employer extra on top of their hourly wage. So if you're making $10 an hour as a Temp, they're charging the Employer $15 an hour for you to work for them. So the employer is just a cheapass.

Yeah, but they're STILL not paying that. So they don't have that excuse.

The only thing that they "are not paying" is insurance. They will still pay SS matching and workers comp insurance. Maybe some vacation time and paid holidays also. There is also the possibility that OP mist-understood and she will get insurance after a period of time. Some employers don't put new employees on insurance plans, or other benifits until after a certain "grace period" length of time.

Mist-understood... Wow. I think you misunderstood your grammar lessons in school.

19, that seems like an autocorrect thing. I know my autocorrect can not only be sneaky but also have really fucking weird results.

Companies don't like to give raises anymore or promote you to a different position. They'll hire an outsider and have you train them. Then they will be your new boss. If you do a good or great job they don't want to go through the trouble of replacing a sure thing.

There's also a learning curve that some companies don't want to pay for, especially their mistakes. But it could be either or, depending on the position.