Temporary Employment Services promptly delivers candidates, pre-screened and best prepared to meet your staffing needs. 

Attention TES Customers

To support our longstanding practice, TES pay rates for employees in non-represented roles has 3.2% effective 6/22/25 for assignments paid biweekly, and 7/1/25 for salaried/exempt assignments paid monthly. As a reminder, TES pays at the first quartile rate for non-represented assignments and at the first step for union represented assignments.

Effective March 26, 2025, Davis Campus TES Requests are exempt from the Davis Campus Workforce Managment Program.

Effective August 1, 2024, the TES Administrative Fee for service will increase from 7% to 8%

Effective January 2, 2024, all requests from UC Davis Health, School of Medicine and School of Nursing must be accompanied with a written approval from the UC Davis Health Workforce Management Committee. Requests that do not include written WMC approval, will be returned.

To request a temporary employee through TES:

1. Department fills out the TES Request Form completely and submit Forms with missing information will be returned for completion before they can be processed. Please note- TES Can only use up to TWO recharge accounts.
2. Please note, TES does not hire current students as our positions are Staff Positions.
3. TES does not process any hires for less than 50%FTE
4. Submit completed TES Request Form to TES Request (smartsheet.com).
5. TES will review the request and contact the department if additional information is needed.
6. If the position requested has not been classified, TES must forward the request to the department Compensation Analyst for Classification. If the request has already been classified, please be sure to provide that information on the request so TES can skip this step; you can list previous employees who have been in the role, position numbers or the name of the analyst who previously classified the role.
7. Once the classification has been confirmed by compensation, TES will review the request against our current pool of vetted, available employees and assign a temporary employee whose skills and experience best fit the position requested. (TES does not post or recruit for specific temporary assignments. In addition, we do not share resumes or arrange interviews).
8. TES will follow up with the department and provide the employee information to the department including the name of the employee, a brief summary of the employee's skills and experience as well as the employee ID and email address for the department access request.
9. TES employees are paid at the first step for union represented positions and at the first quartile rate for non-represented positions. TES pay rates are not negotiable.

Special Hire Requests

Temporary Employment Services can process Direct/Special Hire candidates for departments if they have a specific need that cannot be met by a candidate in our pool. Hiring managers requesting Special Hire candidates are required to properly vet their candidate prior to sending to TES for processing. Please note the following information regarding special hires.

1. TES does not interview or check references for Special Hire candidates. It is the responsibility of the department to properly vet the candidate prior to sending to TES to process this includes reviewing the job description, confirming the work schedule, and verifying the pay rate.
2. TES pays at the first step for union represented assignments and at the first quartile rate for non-represented assignments. TES pay rates are not negotiable.
3. TES collects the application and processes required clearances. Once clearances are completed, TES will schedule onboarding with Campus Shared Services and provide the department and candidate an employment start date.

4. Special Hire candidates are processed at the request of the department for their own temporary need. Special Hire employees are not added to the TES pools; their employment ends when their Special Hire Assignment ends.