consultant - temporary worker - contract worker
Whats the best description for a employe which one company hire from an other company to extend the staff for a better capacity balancing.

In Germany do we use in the development department usually the word Consulter which looks similare to consultant, but I think the meaning doesn't fit. Because these engineers does the same work as the core staff.

Contract worker, doesn't fit because they doesn't do hire for a specific task. They are integrated in the normal business process.

Temporary worker sounds quite unusual.

How do you call such kind of rented white collar worker?

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consultant - temporary worker - contract worker
Whats the best description for a employe which one company hire from an other company to extend the staff for a better capacity balancing.

In Germany do we use in the development department usually the word Consulter which looks similare to consultant, but I think the meaning doesn't fit. Because these engineers does the same work as the core staff.

Contract worker, doesn't fit because they doesn't do hire for a specific task. They are integrated in the normal business process.

Temporary worker sounds quite unusual. 

How do you call such kind of rented white collar worker?

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A consultant is a professional who provides advice in a specific area of expertise, so it is someone was a high degree of knowledge. They work directly with their client for a specific period of time. Out of the three you mentioned, they most likely the highest paid per hour.

A temporary worker usually implies a ordinary worker for a short amount of time.

Contract worker is more of general term. Both a temp and a consultant can be consider a contract worker, since everything regarding salary, work hours, benefits, etc... are all done beforehand.

Regarding your question,  contract worker can be used since it is a general term, temp worker can also be used if they are only there for a short amount of time.

Unless they are specialized in a area of expertise, I probably wouldn't use the term Consultants.

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I think you are talking about "secondment".  Here are some definitions http://www.netlawman.co.uk/info/secondment-agreements.php 
The word is pronouced with the emphasis on the second syllable.

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