Agency Worker Regulations
The Agency Workers Regulations ("AWR") are due to come into force on 1 October 2011.
The main principal of the legislation that Umbrella Companies and Employment Businesses will have to deal with is that Agency Workers, who have worked with a hirer in the same or similar role for 12 weeks or more, must be given equal treatment in terms of basic working and employment conditions of comparable directly recruited employees/workers of the hirer (the "Rights").
Further detail relating to the Agency Worker Regulations can be found by clicking on the menus on the left.
What assistance can Sprite provide in relation to AWR?
- Assistance in establishing what supplies will fall inside and
outside of the AWR.
- The ability to offer contracts which take supplies outside the
scope of the AWR for the purposes of pay by offering contracts
compliant with the provisions of the Swedish Derogation.
- Contracts that are AWR compliant.
- The ability to offer contracts that are Swedish Derogation
compliant.
- Weekly reporting of contractors and their period of assignment
to ensure compliance with the 12 week rules.
- A calculation model allowing clear breakdown of agency
rates.
- A model for agencies to use to determine the options relating
to AWR compliance.
For further information on any of the above please call our Administration and Compliance Manager on 0845 643 0600.
