The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 come into force on 1 October 2011. XpertHR's FAQs on the Regulations have been the most popular questions on the site during August, as employers make sure they are prepared for the significant changes they will face in October.
The FAQs explain the basics that all employers should be aware of and go into detail about the more complex provisions of the Regulations. Further FAQs on the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 will be added to the FAQs section in the next few weeks.
Other questions featuring in the top ten FAQs for August cover disciplinary issues and TUPE consultation obligations.
- Under the Agency Workers Regulations 2010, who is responsible for ensuring that agency workers have the same basic terms and conditions as a comparable direct recruit?
- What rights do agency workers have under the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 after the 12-week qualifying period?
- Who is an "agency worker" for the purposes of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010?
- What are the pros and cons of making a disciplinary procedure contractual?
- Are workers who are supplied by an in-house staff bank covered by the Agency Workers Regulations 2010?
- Are employers obliged to consult with employees about a transfer under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006?
- Do self-employed people have rights under the Agency Workers Regulations 2010?
- Where an employee is given a warning for a particular conduct issue, but then commits a different type of misconduct, can the employer move to the next stage of the disciplinary procedure to address that issue or must it start a separate procedure?
- For the purposes of entitlement to statutory additional paternity leave, in what circumstances is the mother treated as having returned to work?
- Can an employer invite an employee to attend a disciplinary hearing when he or she is on sick leave?
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