The implications of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 which came into force on 1 October 2011 need to be understood by all industrial employers.
At their heart the Regulations seek to ensure equality of basic pay and benefits for agency workers as against directly employed counterparts. This not only includes pay, holiday leave entitlement and eligibility for some bonus payments after 12 weeks on assignment but access to collective facilities (such as a staff canteen) from day one. Being…
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