Employers are unprepared for agency regs June 2011
Posted date: 22 June 2011
There are concerns that employers are ill-prepared for the approaching implementation of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR).
From October, new legislation will give temporary workers the same rights as permanent staff, provided they have worked for 12 consecutive weeks at a single company.
The European Regulations will entitle agency staff who have completed the 12-week qualifying period to the same pay, overtime allowances, annual leave and breaks as their permanent counterparts.
Christian Berenger, Business Development Director at Auto Time Solutions – a T&A solutions company – believes that many firms are unprepared for the implementation of the AWR.
“With the new AWR rules drawing ever closer, it is vital that managers prepare for the new changes before the rules come into effect rather than leaving it until the last minute and relying on support from recruitment providers to ensure compliance,” said Berenger.
Currently four per cent of the UK workforce are agency workers. This form of staffing is popular with employers as it enables flexibility in the short term. The new rules will put more pressure on companies and recruitment agencies to effectively manage the T&A of temporary staff.
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