Consultation on Agency Workers Directive published
The government has finally published (8th May 2009) its long
awaited consultation on new rights for agency workers, following the
Agency Worker’s Directive enacted in Europe in December 2008.
Click here to view the consultation document and see subsequent articles in left hand column.
The proposal is that agency workers should have “at least” the same
pay, working and employment conditions as employees on the end user
site. There is a legal requirement for the government to bring in
legislation on this basis by no later than December 2011, but the
government has vowed to introduce the UK legislation within the current
Parliamentary Session, namely by the end of this year.
The proposed new laws have the potential of being the single most
damaging piece of legislation since the recruitment industry began, and
the concept has been controversial from the outset.
This now takes the number of current government consultations affecting the recruitment industry to 3.
The Consultation is to be in two parts – the first relating to
policy matters and the second to review the draft legislation. The first
part is due to close on 31st July 2009.
To explain the issues Lawspeed will be holding seminars at the
London Chamber of Commerce on the 11th and 24th of June. For more
information and to register your interest in attending please call us on
01273 236236.
Lawspeed’s new organisation, the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) is dedicated to protecting the recruitment industry. For more information call 01273 236236
Adrian, a highly experienced lawyer, founded Lawspeed in 1997. He is responsible for developing our extensive portfolio of products and services, including the widely used Lawspeed contract templates. Adrian is an expert on “recruitment law” and specialises in contracts, regulatory compliance, employment status and dispute handling. He is chair of the trade body the Association of Recruitment Consultancies, the only lawyer lead recruitment trade body in the UK. Adrian and his co-director Ravi devised Standards in Recruitment as a vehicle for helping drive up standards and compliance in the industry.
Adrian is our lead in discussions with the government over regulatory evolution. Apart from assisting with client support, Adrian’s primary role is research and development into methods of business delivery, our latest service Proterms being his most recent project. Adrian heads our IR35 lawyers team.