It was revealed last week that the initial impact of the Agency Workers Regulations has been less than expected, and the high end contractors who were expecting to be worst affected have experienced few problems so far. However, with the … Continue reading
With the Agency Workers Regulations due to be reviewed next year the Recruitment and Employment Confederation recently met with the Interim Management Association (IMA) to discuss the impact of the AWR on higher end contractors and temporary workers. Following discussions … Continue reading
The REC are one of a number of groups who will be discussing ‘Flexibility in the Modern Workplace’ at a seminar next week. This follows on from a similar flexible working discussion back in August this year. The event is … Continue reading
With the government focused on reducing red tape for SME’s the issue of employment legislations has finally been raised. Their Red Tape Challenge has sought to identify the various regulations that impact on small UK businesses, with employment laws one of the … Continue reading
The REC have responded to a number of media stories this week in their continued effort to raise awareness of the Agency Workers Regulations. Misconceptions about ways to ‘opt out’ or avoid the AWR have been clarified by the REC … Continue reading
The government have confirmed that supply teachers are not exempt from the Agency Workers Regulations although it was thought that they were under ‘professional exemption’. The REC has taken up the issue of the professional exemption, the application of which … Continue reading
Three weeks have passed since the Agency Workers Regulations were launched and some of the leading recruitment groups are still discussing the issues and implications that have been created. Merit Recruitment, members of the REC, were involved in a Health … Continue reading
Tomorrow will see the long awaited introduction of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) and the issue has received an increased amount of coverage this week. Industry groups, representing temporary and contract workers who will be most affected, have made a … Continue reading
The Agency Workers Regulations is a hot topic across the industry at this present time. There are strong opinions for and against the legislation which is aimed at protecting those in temporary employment. In a discussion on Radio 4, AWR … Continue reading
The Agency Workers Regulations will be implemented in just over two weeks, and the REC have not given up on their campaign to get the government to look at an early review of the regulations. They have written to both … Continue reading
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