Agency Workers to get Equal Treatment after 12 Weeks

The Government has agreed a deal between unions and employers that will see agency workers in the UK receive equal treatment after 12 weeks employment. It is then hoped that the Government can eventually enable this agreement to be brought into legal effect in the UK.

The CBI and TUC have reached agreement on how fairer treatment for agency workers in the UK should be promoted, including:

-  after 12 weeks in a job there will be an entitlement to equal treatment

-  equal treatment will be defined to mean at least the basic working and employment conditions that apply to the workers

-  the Government will consult social partners on implementing the Directive more generally

For further information on the current rights of agency workers please visit the ACAS website at: www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1873 or contact the ACAS Helpline on Tel: 08457 47 47 47 or Minicom: 08456 06 16 00 (Monday - Friday between 8am - 6pm).

To view the current law for employment agencies and their workers please visit the BERR website at: www.berr.gov.uk/employment/employment-agencies/know-your-rights/page26998.html