Which category describes a worker employed by a supplier, transporter, or vendor who is doing temporary business?

Which category describes a worker employed by a supplier, transporter, or vendor who is doing temporary business?

• A. Supplier or vendor worker on a temporary assignment
• B. A dockworker on a permanent basis
• C. A ship's engineer
• D. A fisherman

Answer: (C)

The key idea is temporary staffing through a supplier or vendor. A worker who is employed by that third party and brought in on a short-term basis to support operations at another site fits the category of a supplier or vendor worker on a temporary assignment. The employer of record is the supplier or vendor, not the host company, and the work is for a limited period, which is exactly what “temporary assignment” describes. The other scenarios don’t fit because they describe either permanent employment by the host organization (a dockworker hired permanently by the site) or workers who come from a different line of work (a ship’s engineer or a fisherman) who aren’t performing a temporary assignment through a supplier or vendor.

The key idea is temporary staffing through a supplier or vendor. A worker who is employed by that third party and brought in on a short-term basis to support operations at another site fits the category of a supplier or vendor worker on a temporary assignment. The employer of record is the supplier or vendor, not the host company, and the work is for a limited period, which is exactly what “temporary assignment” describes.

The other scenarios don’t fit because they describe either permanent employment by the host organization (a dockworker hired permanently by the site) or workers who come from a different line of work (a ship’s engineer or a fisherman) who aren’t performing a temporary assignment through a supplier or vendor.