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1 AGENCY WORKER REGULATIONS 2010 Joanna Powell Employment Department BTMK Solicitors LLP
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2 STATISTICS Currently between 0.5 million and 1.5 million Agency workers Over 17,000 agencies £26 billion industry
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3 WHO IS COVERED? Temporary Work Agencies: Supplies workers to third parties (hirers) on temporary basis Has a contract with the worker but does not give any direct instructions to the worker
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4 Who is covered (2) The Temporary Worker: Contract between agency and worker No permanent placement Subject to supervision and direction of hirer Cannot be in business on their own account
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5 Who is covered (3) The Hirer: Company Partnership Sole trader Public body
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6 Out of scope Genuine outsourcing arrangements The genuinely self-employed In-house staffing banks
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7 DAY ONE RIGHTS Access to collective facilities and amenities: A staff common room Toilet / shower facilities Access to a workplace creche Access to company transport facilities
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8 Collective facilities and amenities Objective justification: cost? impractical? organisational nightmare?
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9 DAY ONE RIGHTS Access to information on job vacancies Fair treatment in accessing vacancies is NOT fair treatment in selecting employees
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10 What to do next Have a thorough induction process: Physical inspection? Handout?
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