The legal debate surrounding agency workers has largely centred on the issue of employment status. In addition, the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 are now in force, providing qualifying temporary agency workers with additional entitlements, including:
- equal treatment in regard to pay and basic employment and working conditions (subject to a 12-week qualifying period);
- right of access to onsite facilities and information about vacancies from day one of the assignment; and
- right of response to requests for infomation about this treatment.
How Hill Dickinson can help
Hill Dickinson has extensive practical experience of advising employment businesses and end-user clients on all the issues surrounding the employment of agency workers.
Our employment lawyers can provide expert practical advice and support in the following areas:
- Agency Workers Regulations 2010
- The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Business Regulations 2003
- Employment status issues and related litigation
- Implications of the Temporary Workers Directive and alternative working models
- Employment status/conducting employment tribunal proceedings
- Umbrella organisations/tax treatment
- Collective redundancy and agency workers
- The employment rights of workers
- Preparation of terms of business and terms for the engagement of agency workers
In addition to a raft of internal promotions, Hill
Dickinson LLP’s Liverpool office also acquired a team of four from
Halliwells led by Kerstie Skeaping, adding significant experience
in tribunal hearings, and in trade union matters and industrial
relations. Jeff Middleton now leads the team.
This
team has a strong reputation for advising NHS clients, and it
continues to grow on the corporate side, too. Recent highlights
include representing the Law Society in High Court proceedings
relating to TUPE. Other notable clients include Leeds Teaching
Hospitals NHS Trust, Iceland Foods and the North West Development
Agency.
