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Many smaller employers rely on agency workers to meet their staffing needs. These workers have many legal rights, but are they entitled to the same number of contractual hours as directly employed
comparators?
Published 29.08.2019
After twelve weeks, an agency worker has the legal right to the same pay, holidays and working hours as their directly employed counterparts. But can you give agency workers less holiday and slightly
more pay instead?
Published 23.03.2018
Under the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (AWR), temporary agency workers are entitled to the same rate of pay as comparable permanent staff after twelve weeks in the same job. How can you get around
this rule in a legally safe way?
Published 13.01.2014
Whilst you’ve been using an agency worker a permanent job vacancy has become available. Is the agency worker entitled to apply for that role and, if they do, must they be given preferential treatment
over other candidates?
Published 02.09.2015
Agency workers have a statutory right to be notified about all directly employed job roles that arise within the hirer’s business. But do they also have the right to apply for those jobs? What has
the Court of Appeal decided?
Published 08.03.2022
An end user has been ordered to compensate an agency worker who wasn’t paid the appropriate rate of pay after twelve weeks in the same job. Why did the tribunal hold it, rather than the agency,
solely liable for the shortfall?
Published 06.11.2014
From October 1, agency workers will be entitled to the same basic pay as comparable permanent staff after twelve weeks in the same job. But who foots the bill?
Published 09.09.2011
The trend for tribunals to be quick in finding that agency workers are employees of the host employer has now been reversed. What’s the latest?
Published 17.05.2007
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