The much anticipated Agency Workers Regulations 2010 were laid before parliament in January. The regulations are intended to give agency workers equal entitlement to pay and leave arrangements as if they had been recruited directly by their hirer, following an EU Directive finalised in December 2008. The Regulations are due to be adapted into law […]
The much anticipated Agency Workers Regulations 2010 were laid before parliament in January. The regulations are intended to give agency workers equal entitlement to pay and leave arrangements as if they had been recruited directly by their hirer, following an EU Directive finalised in December 2008. The Regulations are due to be adapted into law […]
The 2nd Consultation on the Agency Workers Directive brings some key issues sharply into focus, says the Association of Recruitment Consultancies. Whilst the overall objective of the Directive itself is to promote flexibility within the workforce, and the Directive recognises the difference between employment and agency work, the translation of the Directive into UK Regulations […]
Good News The government has published the response to its consultation earlier this year and the good news is that the Limited Company opt-out has not been touched, neither for limited company contractors nor for umbrellas. A change had been widely feared, and so this news is very welcome. Changes are proposed to modelling recruitment […]
Brian, a recruitment consultant, is in the process of being made redundant from an agency. During the redundancy process, unknown to his employers, Brian has been sending details of clients and candidates to his personal email account. He has also set up a limited company with a view to starting up his own competing business. […]
ARC (the Association of Recruitment Consultancies) today 26thOctober 2009 welcomed news that Government plans to “gold-plate” the Agency Workers Directive in key areas, have been dropped.  ARC warned right from the start that adding unnecessary benefits to workers, would have a devastating effect on the recruitment industry and would cost much needed jobs. Adrian Marlowe, […]
The Government has now published its long awaited response to the first consultation on the Agency Workers Directive and the draft regulations they intend to introduce. On first glance it appears that the draft Regulations are far wider than the EU Directive, giving rise to the widely expressed fear that the government is going to […]
Amongst a series of other proposals to delay new laws, the government has announced that it intends to delay implementation of the Agency Workers Directive in the UK until late 2011. However it is understood that the legislation will be laid before Parliament as soon as possible after conclusion of a 2nd consultation which is […]
The government has just announced a telephone helpline for workers called the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. The helpline is set up to give all workers including agency workers easy access to information about their rights. In the accompanying announcements from both government and the REC it is referred to as a “vulnerable workers helpline” […]
Will and Holly were both sales consultants employed by an agency. In April, they went on holiday together to Goa. Unfortunately, 4 days into their 2 week holiday they both caught a nasty tummy bug and were laid up for the remaining 9 days of the holiday. Upon their return they claimed they were entitled […]
