The German Federal Cabinet is currently proposing to pass a law which will amongst other things prohibit employers from using social networking sites to find out about prospective employees. But how often do you search the internet to find out more about prospective staff and their social lives and is this something that could come […]
The answers to this question will change on 1st October 2010 when the Equality Act begins to come into force. The purpose of this Act is largely to consolidate existing discrimination law, bringing it in effect all into one Act, and therefore could be easily overlooked. However there are some new features that could have […]
The issue of whether recruitment companies should be licensed remains one that will probably remain open for consideration for years to come. Clearly some agencies want it and others do not, and the idea of driving out so called “rogue agencies” is one that obviously appeals to all legitimately run operations. However setting up a […]
Lawspeed is pleased to announce that it is extending its working hours in order to meet current demand. Ravi Murphy, a director of the company, said “times are still difficult for many recruiters and they need to be able to access the right advice as and when an issue arises. To further facilitate the delivery of timeous responses in […]
In response to the Prime Minister’s indication that a review should be on the basis of how the existing laws affect ease of employment, Adrian Marlowe, Chairman of the ARC said “we agree that the issue should be looked at in the round as well as in respect of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR). There […]
Clients regularly come to us with their client’s terms and say ‘I’ve had a look through, largely it’s fine but can you just check I haven’t missed anything?’ Whilst we applaud the attempts at getting involved in the more gritty aspects of your contracts, often these contracts are anything but fine. We thought we would […]
The coalition government’s response on 5th July 2010 to a House of Commons question as to their intentions for the Agency Workers Regulations, namely whether they have plans to amend or replace the Regulations, was far from definitive. Ed Davey the (Liberal Democrat) Minister for Employment Relations gave a written answer that indicated that the […]
It has been a little while since the last recruitment law update in AgencyZone. We present here a summary of recent legal developments that may affect recruitment businesses and their clients. The new right for time off to train or study. Employees now have a statutory right to request time off work for study or […]
The Managed Service Companies (MSC) legislation can expose recruitment companies to the transfer of the tax debt accrued by service providers, such as umbrella companies. Agency directors may be personally liable. Lawspeed’s Service Provider Audit (SPA) service has been helping recruitment businesses to minimise their exposure under the MSC legislation, free of charge, for over […]
Every year employers and agencies face claims that have no real merit, yet employers choose to pay out rather than incur the cost of defending the action. The reason for this acquiescence was the subject of a recent networking meeting held by the Association of Recruitment Consultancies, which was attended by agencies and end users. […]
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