Here is another informative update regarding the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), from experienced recruiter, Jane Stevens.

“For those of you who have been following my Blogs, you will be aware that I have been following developments regarding the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) closely for the last few months.

As I am sure you are aware, the clock is now seriously ticking towards 1 October ‘11 when AWR comes into force. The question everyone involved in contract recruitment is asking is “is our business now AWR ready”. The situation has not been helped by additional amendments being implemented into the Regulations over the last few months.

You may be interested to learn that today I have picked up the following communication from Lawspeed, a company who provide support on matters of contracts, compliance and legislation within the recruitment industry. (more…)

There appears to be differing messages coming from the Government regarding the implementation of the Agency Workers Directive.

The following information has been extracted from the latest information we, at the Jenrick CPI IT Recruitment Consultancy,  have received from APSCo, which indicates conflicting viewppoints of when and how the implementation will take place. (more…)