As a key member of APSCo, Jenrick CPI were amongst a select group of organisations invited to attend a meeting with MP’s at the House of Commons on Tuesday 20th October to discuss the Agency Workers Directive.

The AWD was adopted by the UK government in May 2008 after a last-minute deal between unions, government and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Designed to protect vulnerable agency workers, the AWD will give equal pay and employments rights to agency workers after 12 weeks working for the same client. (more…)

David Frost, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, has written to Business Secretary Lord Mandelson calling for implementation of the Agency Workers Directive to be delayed until the last possible date, October 2011.

Economic recovery will be undermined unless the government draws back from introducing new rights for agency workers in a way that damages the UK’s flexible labour market, Frost says in his letter. (more…)

According to campaigners the withdrawal of a crucial “safety valve” in the tax system will leave dozens of small business people who have lost track of their tax affairs facing ruin.

The Finance Act is set to put a stop to a long-standing concession, which, in extreme cases, allows the Revenue to scale back excessive tax demands issued in response to a failure to file tax returns. (more…)

In its submission to the consultation on the Agency Workers Directive which closed on the 31st July, the TUC called on the Government to ensure new rules give agency workers protection from exploitation and equal treatment on pay, holiday and hours.

The TUC wants the Directive to end discrimination against temps by guaranteeing that all agency workers receive the same rights on pay, holiday and working time as directly employed staff, following a 12-week qualifying period. (more…)

The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has been shortlisted for two of the prestigious Trade Association Forum (TAF) awards for best practice - the Membership Success Award and the Export Initiative Award.

Of the several hundred trade associations in the UK, only 13 achieve the standard of excellence to win an annual TAF award. The awards dinner will take place on July 29 2009. (more…)