Mallard's Department Store typically sells over a third of all its merchandise in the last two months of the year. Management has found that it must hire __________ workers during this period of increased business to supplement its permanent employees.

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Contingent workers are temporary or part-time employees who are hired to supplement the existing workforce during periods of increased business. This is the most appropriate term for the seasonal workers that Mallard's Department Store needs to hire. Nontenured, apprentice, and journeymen are not the appropriate terms for this situation.

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