Category: casual workers

MP’s bill aims to ease plight of 1.4m agency workers – The Guardian

Posted February 22nd, 2008 in casual workers, news by sally

“For three and a half years, Rebecca Ames helped British Telecom customers to connect up to broadband services. She sat alongside BT staff doing the same job but received, she claims, barely half their pay.

Ames, 34, was one of an estimated 1.4 million workers in the United Kingdom on agency contracts. Their terms and conditions could be transformed if a backbench protest by Labour MPs succeeds today in forcing a private member’s bill through to committee stage.”

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The Guardian, 22nd February 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Agency workers do not have automatic employees rights, even after years – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 7th, 2008 in casual workers, news by sally

“Agency workers do not have the same rights as employees, the Court of Appeal has ruled, handing businesses a victory in ongoing struggles about employees’ rights.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th February 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Temps may get full work rights under EU law – The Times

Posted December 4th, 2007 in casual workers, EC law, news by sally

“Britain looks likely to lose its fight against the EU’s proposed new rights for temporary workers. Employers argue that the change, which would give Britain’s estimated 1.3 million agency workers the same pay and workplace conditions as permanent staff, puts 250,000 jobs at risk.”

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The Times, 4th December 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk 

Agency workers could get full-time rights – The Times

Posted October 29th, 2007 in casual workers, employment, news by sally

“Agency workers could soon be given the same rights as permanent workers amid signs that the Government is giving in to union demands for greater rights for temporary staff.”

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The Times, 29th October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk