Comparison

Why Offsite is a good alternative for the temporary placement of higher-educated professionals is clarified by comparisons with the average competitor.

criteria	Offsite	average competitor
extent of database	a few thousand professionals	a few hundred
intake of professionals	via previous employers and information from the professional	meeting with the professional
competition during search	competition is welcome	sometimes exclusivity is required
monitoring during assignment	weekly reports and periodic discussions	periodic discussions
premature discontinuance	cancellation period 1 week, no fine	cancellation period 1 month, often with fine
extension possible	yes	yes
able to take professional on permanently during the assignment	yes, without costs (provided contract is for an indefinite periode)	no, except with a large fine
liability	yes, maximum	yes, maximum
hire of the same professional via another channel	from 3 months after assignment	from 1 tot 2 years after assignment
transparency of contracts	1 contract for all parties	2 contracts from agency: one with professional and one with employer
commission for agency	9%	30%
confidentiality of information	yes	yes
invoicing	hourly (after calculation) or ‘no cure, no pay’	hourly (after calculation)
(intellectual) property resulting from assignment	belongs to employer	belongs to agency
independence of the professional	risk belongs to professional and agency	risk belongs to professional