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The Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) and implementation of the Agency Workers Directive is the most significant legislation ever to hit the UK’s recruitment industry – it will change the recruitment landscape forever, starting from October 2011.
The regulations will provide all agency workers (as defined by the regulations) with a right to equal treatment with their directly recruited equivalents employed within a hirer’s organisation after 12 weeks in a given job. This is known as “the equal treatment” principle. Some equal treatment rights will apply from day one of an assignment (these are known as “day one rights”).
Here are some of the frequently asked questions and their answers regarding the new regulations and how they affect temporary workers.
The information contained within these pages is not an exhaustive and complete reference guide for the Regulations. The Regulations can be downloaded at
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/93/contents/made
UK Government guidance on the Regulations has been published, and is available at
http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/employment-matters/strategies/awd
For more information regarding the measures that Randstad Financial & Professional are putting in place with regards to the regulations and how they might affect you, please contact your consultant today.
Please be aware that as this is new legislation, its interpretation may change over time, and that the guidance included within this website reflects current thinking.