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Event Staffing Agency
Event staffing agencies are the per-event variant of the hospitality temp model — banquet servers, bartenders, captains, coat-check, and bathroom attendants for a single wedding, gala, conference, or corporate dinner. Hotels, off-premise caterers, and venue operators are the buyers, often booking 2-6 weeks out. FIFA 2026 (June-July) will create a 3-6 month staffing surge tied to MetLife matches and NYC fan-zone events; lock in your preferred staffing partner roster before the spring 2026 rate inflation.
View briefing →Culinary Temp Agency
Culinary temp agencies fill back-of-house — line cooks, prep cooks, dishwashers, pastry assists — on a shift, week, or open-ended basis. Independents and groups use them when the BoH calls out, when a station is down, or when a chef is out for a stretch. NYC 2026 culinary temp rates run $16-$25/hr; ICC/FCI is closed (the historical apprenticeship pipeline gap), and the NYC market is roughly 3,000 indie/group restaurants needing reliable BoH fills, with HTC Local 6 hotels as the secondary market and FIFA 2026 as the surge catalyst.
View briefing →Hospitality Temp Agency
A hospitality temp agency supplies on-demand W-2 labor — servers, bartenders, hosts, banquet staff, line cooks — for shifts you can't fill from your own roster. Operators use them for surge weeks, banquet pushes, FIFA 2026, holidays, and to fill no-shows. NYC W-2 agency bill rate is $28-$42/hr for FoH (server, bartender, host) in 2026; the NYS Freelance Isn't Free Act extension (Aug 28, 2024) made every $800+ engagement a written-contract requirement with 2x damages on default — verify your agency's compliance posture.
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