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Agency Workers Directive: Preparing for a review

 
These are the things you should know or at least be thinking about
  • The terms of any existing agency agreements
  • The terms under which any temporary worker is employed
  • Who is the temporary workers employer?
  • The type of worker that will fall within the scope of the regulations
  • How the Agency Workers Directive will affect umbrella workers and limited contractors
  • A temporary agency worker’s rights to equal pay
  • The qualifying period for equal rights and when the clock will be restarted
  • The provisions included for training
  • Who is liable for compliance
  • What anti-avoidance measures the government is planning
  • How you will calculate comparable pay
  • How you will measure the time period of a temporary agency worker
 
The Agency Workers Directive has now been enacted as the Agency Workers Regulations but the regulations are under review and the associated guidance note for implementation have yet to be issued.
 
What this means in practice is that nobody can give categorical advice at present but users are well advised to carry out preparation and seek general advice as part of a general review of their agency worker sourcing policy” said Chris Slay of Skills Provision Limited

 

Author: Peter Arkwright  

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