2024: A year full of growth for temporary workers

2024: A year of growth for temporary workers

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January

2025

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2024 was all about the health, development opportunities and safety of temporary workers. With the highlight perhaps being our new website specifically for temporary workers: A place where you can directly access our benefits and practical tips on healthy, safe and skilled working.

En we hebben héél veel uitzendkrachten kunnen helpen. Maar liefst ruim 15.000 uitzendkrachten hebben aan hun duurzame inzetbaarheid kunnen werken dankzij een van onze vergoedingen. En daar zijn wij als Doorzaam natuurlijk erg blij mee.

Onze top 3 meest aangevraagde vergoedingen zijn:

1. Scholingsvouchers: ruim 9.000 vergoedingen

2. Nederlands Taalbudget: ongeveer 2.300 vergoedingen

3. Kansberoepbudget: ruim 1.100 vergoedingen

Webinars

Naast onze vergoedingen zijn wij ook actief geweest met het geven van webinars voor uitzendkrachten. Elk kwartaal hebben jullie een webinar kunnen bijwonen. Dit hebben 117 uitzendkrachten gedaan. Ook zijn ze nog eens 89 keer teruggekeken.

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