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- 02.03.2010
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The Agency Workers Regulations - Your questions answered
The Agency Workers Regulations - Your questions answered The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (“the Regulations”) have now been published and will come in to force on 1 October 2011. This article sets out a series of questions and answers which explain the impact of the Regulations in frequently encountered situations. Q1. Across our business we use a wide variety of workers including contractors, agency temps, consultants and freelancers. Which of these are protected by the Regulations? From 1 October 2011, protection will exist where an individual is supplied by a temporary work agency to work temporarily for and under the supervision and direction of a hirer. Agency workers supplied via intermediaries (such as master and neutral vendors and so called "umbrella" companies) are also protected. However, the genuinely self-employed do not fall under the Regulations and are not protected, providing they are genuinely operating in business on their own account. Applying the prov - 02.03.2010
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Politics in action - what the election result could mean for employment practitioners.
Politics in action - what the election result could mean for employment practitioners. With a general election imminent, it’s time to contemplate the possibility of a non-Labour government, and, if polls are to be believed, a Conservative government. This article explores the likely impact such a change might have for employers if this materialises in 2010.