Why the Agency Workers Regulations are a bit of a joke…

The great gods of wisdom are sometimes on vacation when regulations are drawn up.   The recent introduction of the AWR is a classic example of how a genuinely good idea can be twisted out of all recognition and end up being a bit of joke … well it would be a joke if it wasn’t so damn serious!

The whole point of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) was to ensure that Temporary Staff would not be taken advantage of.  Great, I agree with that.

However, it only applies to Temporary Staff who work for a Recruitment Business… Temps who work directly for companies are NOT covered by these regulations.

Do you see the problem here …

Not only are Recruitment Businesses being put at a disadvantage BUT the very people the regulations were aimed at (i.e. Temporary Staff) are not being covered, simply because they temp directly for a company).

Huge discrepancy here … HUGE hole in common sense …

I hear a review is imminent .. I certainly hope that ALL Temporary Workers are afforded the same rights otherwise we will end up with a two tier playing field for temps and businesses alike.

 

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