The Budget, as we now know, has set the economy on a determined course of austerity. The public sector is singled out for substantial reductions, while there is a focus on the private sector which is seen by the Chancellor as the best way to stimulate growth. “The combination of these factors offers substantial opportunities […]
Following the Agency Workers Regulations, further EU legislation is on the way that is aimed at giving more rights to self-employed workers and their ‘assisting spouses’- including the right to maternity leave for the first time – under new legislation endorsed by EU governments on June 7, 2010. ‘Assisting spouses’ means those who provide effective […]
Fears are exaggerated that if Business Secretary Vince Cable changes the Agency Workers Regulations in a bid to simplify them for employers, infuriated unions would walk away from the 12-week deal and insist on equal rights from day one. This is the view of Adrian Marlowe, Chairman of the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) in […]
Since the finalisation of the Agency Workers Regulations earlier this year there has been a flurry of activity to gear up for the new rules. However these regulations do not come into force until October 2011 and there is no legal reason why they cannot be modified, providing that they meet the requirements of the […]
The new coalition Conservative/Liberal Democrat government should take the opportunity to cut back the excess of employment regulation created by the last Labour Government. That is the view of Adrian Marlowe, Chairman of the Association of Recruitment Consultancies(ARC). He says: “Employers and recruitment agencies have been flooded with legislation and regulations which have reportedly cost […]
Urgent update on the Agency Workers Regulations The Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) has decided not to pursue action for a judicial review of certain parts of the Agency Workers Regulations. This is purely because of the tight three-month timescale prescribed by law. Although ARC received persuasive advice from Queen’s Counsel that the case for […]
The Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) has obtained a written opinion from leading Counsel that some of the Agency Workers Regulations that implement the EU Agency Workers Directive and which were laid before the recently dissolved Parliament in January, are of questionable legality and should be challenged. These Regulations overall provide agency workers with the […]
Whilst new social media can be utilised effectively to improve your business, it can also create a lot of damage too. The TUC famously referred to Facebook’s many profiles as ‘3.5 million HR accidents waiting to happen’. You don’t want you company being dragged through the gutter following a slur on an employee’s Facebook page. […]
Is it legal to ‘roll up’ holiday pay for temporary workers? What is the best way to distribute holiday pay to temporary workers? Many of our clients are confused on this issue, believing that paying holiday pay on a “rolled up” basis (that is, by including a holiday pay element in the workers hourly or […]
There is nothing new in the Budget – that seems to be the general verdict of the media and political and economic commentators of Chancellor Alistair Darling’s latest offering. But is this assessment too glib? Certainly there are none of the headline grabbing moves that all pre-election Governments are tempted to take. But clearly a […]
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