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Agency Workers 2012

The 2012 XpertHR benchmarking survey on the impact of the Agency Workers Regulations on employers' recruitment practices. The survey is based on responses from 160 organisations, with a combined workforce of 351,699 employees.

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Survey:	Agency Workers 2012	Date: 08-02-2012
Source:	XpertHR Surveys	More about this Survey

Survey questions

Does your organisation use employment agencies to help find temporary staff?

Has your use of employment agencies to help find temporary staff changed since the introduction of the Agency Workers Regulations in October 2011?

For what type of staff do you use employment agencies?

Do you inform agency workers of their entitlement in relation to collective facilities and amenities?

How do you inform agency workers of their entitlement in relation to collective facilities and amenities?

Do you typically provide equal basic working and employment conditions for agency workers from day one?

Do you have a system in place to establish when agency temps have worked the 12-week qualifying period?

Do you aim to limit assignments for temporary agency workers to less than 12 weeks?

How easy is it to identify comparator employees to establish the same basic terms and conditions for temps?

Please indicate how much you agree/disagree with each of these statements:

To what extent do you agree with the following statement? "The Agency Workers Regulations have made no difference to how we use temporary workers."

To what extent do you agree with the following statement? "The increased cost of using agency workers means we are less likely to use them now and in the future."

To what extent do you agree with the following statement? "The Agency Workers Regulations have placed a significant administrative burden on my organisation."

To what extent do you agree with the following statement? "We have a stronger partnership approach to working with employment agencies since the introduction of the Agency Workers Regulations."

To what extent do you agree with the following statement? "The Agency Workers Regulations have had a detrimental impact on my organisation’s resourcing capability."

To what extent do you agree with the following statement? "The services provided by our employment agencies represent value for money."

Has the way your organisation communicates with employment agencies about temps changed since the introduction of the Agency Workers Regulations?

Who is responsible for supplying information about basic working and employment conditions to employment agencies?

When is information about basic working and employment conditions typically supplied to employment agencies?

Does your organisation have a process in place to inform the employment agency when any comparable employees receive a pay rise, bonus, or other amendment to their terms and conditions?

What impact have the Agency Workers Regulations had on your working relationship with employment agencies?

Have agency fee levels changed since the introduction of the Agency Workers Regulations?

How have you informed line managers of the new legal obligations under the Agency Workers Regulations?

Have you received any requests from agency workers for information about their day-one or equal treatment rights?

Why doesn't your organisation use employment agencies?

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