Employment Law
Agency Worker Regulations - what is all the fuss about?
We could ask that question. Yet, there will be significant changes for employers of "temps", those that supply "temps" and of course - the "temps" themselves.
At the moment - late October 2011 - we are awaiting the true effects. We are aware of the 'Swedish Derogation' and are interested that Tesco, for one, is defending its right to operate this option. Basically, it appears Tesco is placing all the risk of the sourcing of "temps" onto their suppliers - in line with the Swedish option (so called, as the Swedish Government lobbied hard for the option).
What we do know is that the right to access vacancies in organisations from Day 1, in theory, should not be an issue for companies. The "temp" might have the right to access but might not possess the skills to do the role. Post-24 December [when the "temp" will have access to equal treatment, in effect, to 'permanent' staff] will be more of a challenge...but perhaps not in the current economic climate.
We feel that we need to await a 'boom' economy before the true effect of the AWR is seen.