Temporary or part-time employees may be used rather than full-time employees in each of the following situations:

a. To teach undergraduate accounting courses at a university.

b. To serve as security guards.

c. To staff a health clinic in a rural area.

d. To write articles for a monthly technical magazine.

e. To clean the house when the regular maid is ill.

f. To answer questions on a tax help-line during tax season.

g. To work in department stores during the Christmas rush.

h. To do legal research in a law firm.

i. To perform quality control work in a car manufacturing plant.

j. To do seamstress work in a custom dress shop.

k. To work as a clerk/cashier in a small retail store. The store is a mom-and-pop operation, and the clerk is the only employee in the store when he or she works.

Indicate the potential advantages and disadvantages of the use of temporaries in each of these situations. These advantages and disadvantages can be viewed from the standpoint of the employer or the user of the employer's products or services.