Agency Workers Regulations laid before Parliament
The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 have now been laid before
Parliament, amid criticism that they are being rushed through
before the election despite not coming into force until October
2011. Following a second round of consultation at the end of last
year, the Regulations (which give agency workers the right to equal
treatment with their directly recruited counterparts after they
have completed a 12 week qualifying period) have undergone a number
of changes since the consultation draft. Changes include new
provisions which seek to prevent avoidance of the Regulations
where, for example, a worker is moved between roles to prevent him
or her completing the 12 week qualifying period, and revision of
the definition of "pay" to clarify the types of bonuses it
includes. Our Recruitment sector group which specialises in
this area has produced a detailed bulletin on the Regulations.
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