The Countdown to Christmas for Agency Workers Esther Martin 06 Dec 2011

Thanks to the Agency Workers Regulations 2010, which came into force on 1 October 2011, workers who are hired through an agency will soon acquire equal treatment rights with regard to basic working and employment conditions as if they had been recruited directly by the hirer. Although some rights (including in relation to access to [...]

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Agency Workers Regulations 2010: ‘Swedish Derogation’ is being implemented by employers Esther Martin 24 Oct 2011

Over the weekend the Sunday Telegraph reported that agency truck drivers providing services to Tesco have been asked to sign contracts waiving certain rights under the new Agency Workers Regulations 2010. This is not however a great surprise: it would seem that Tesco is merely seeking to take advantage of the so-called ‘Swedish Derogation Model’, [...]

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