A case involving the transfer of a council's agency staff has served as an important reminder to employers of their obligation to provide complete information to the workers' representatives during the consultation process, says solicitor Charles Wynn-E  More...
06 May 2013 00:01

An employment tribunal has provided guidance on the use of the "Swedish derogation" model, under which agency workers can sign a type of employment contract with their agency that means they give up the right to pay parity with direct recruits - to  More...
30 January 2013 12:49

In a recent survey on employment trends in 2012, the CBI reported that the increased costs and complexity brought about by the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 have resulted in more than half of companies reducing their use of agency workers an  More...
16 November 2012 12:35

Positive employment outlook set to remain for rest of 2012 The employment outlook for the rest of the year is set to remain positive, according to...  More...
12 November 2012 15:06

When the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 (AWR) were announced, there were concerns that their implementation would be met with a lack of compliance and countless tribunals. However, since the Regulations became law in October 2011, organisations across t  More...
02 November 2012 17:37

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has said that the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) have had a limited impact on the use of temporary workers, despite warnings elsewhere that they have been a "drag on job creation". According to res  More...
02 October 2012 10:02

This article first appeared on XpertHR Overview This line manager briefing looks at the law and best practice on managing agency temps. It aims to help managers understand their legal obligations when engaging agency temps and the possi  More...
13 June 2012 00:00

The majority of employers give temporary workers the same basic conditions as permanent hires from day one of their assignments, despite not having to do so until the worker has spent 12 weeks in the same role. Under the Agency Workers Regulations (  More...
16 April 2012 00:01

Employers may be swapping temporary workers for permanent staff because of uncertainty over the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), a report has claimed. However, the same report indicated that other factors may be to blame, such as competitive pressu  More...
11 April 2012 12:41

Regulations affecting agency worker rights were introduced in October 2011. Anne Pritam finds out how employers are coping with the new legislation. So you know the basic structure of the new agency workers' rights. You have looked at the Agency Wor  More...
05 April 2012 09:00

This article first appeared on XpertHR The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/93) came into force on 1 October 2011. They grant agency workers specific rights in relation to their basic working and employment conditions and also as regards acce  More...
06 March 2012 00:00

Figures from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) appear to refute claims that employers will lay off large numbers of temporary workers this week to get around the requirements of the new Agency Workers Regulations (AWR). The December  More...
22 December 2011 13:50

Agency workers who have been working for the same hirer since 1 October 2011 will soon be reaching the end of the 12-week qualifying period required under the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 to give them additional rights. Q How is the 12-wee  More...
05 December 2011 08:33

The UK has introduced new laws increasing the rights of temporary workers. Linda Goldman and Joan Lewis find out what this means for firms hiring agency staff. There was a time when the use of temporary staff was seen as the huma  More...
01 December 2011 11:57

Employers scaled back their use of temporary workers in the run up to the introduction of the Agency Workers Regulations, according to research by the CBI and recruitment consultancy Harvey Nash. The CBI Employment Trends Survey, which surveyed 462   More...
14 November 2011 00:00

This article first appeared on XpertHR When to use this model agency workers letter Use this model letter to inform an agency worker of your facilities and where to find details of job vacancies, to be given to him or her on day one of an ass  More...
05 October 2011 00:00

This article first appeared on XpertHR When to use this model agency workers policy Use this model policy to set out how your organisation uses agency workers, in light of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010, in force from 1 October 2011. R  More...
01 October 2011 00:00

1 October 2011 sees the introduction of some key changes to employment law that organisations of all sizes need to be aware of. Read our guide to the changes and explore further information to help ensure that you are fully up to spe  More...
30 September 2011 12:32

Bosses have been warned to be ready for "the biggest-ever shake-up of rights for temporary workers", or risk heavy fines . Conciliation service Acas has told employers that falling foul of the Agency Workers Regulations could result in a fine of  More...
26 September 2011 16:15

The introduction of the Agency Workers Regulations next month could threaten up to 500,000 temporary employment contracts, a report has found. One-third of medium-to-large businesses admitted that they may attempt to avoid increased costs caused  More...
13 September 2011 09:30