Temporary agency work is a well-known form of employment in a number of Member States where it has been subjected to regulation since the 1960s or 1970s, for instance in the Netherlands, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Is foirm aithnidiúil fostaíochta í obair ghníomhaireachta shealadach i roinnt Ballstát, agus tá sí faoi réir an rialaithe iontu siúd ó na 1960í nó ó na 1970í, mar shampla san Ísiltír, sa Fhrainc, sa Ghearmáin agus sa Ríocht Aontaithe.