Frequently asked questions on legal issues relating to temporary workers.
An assortment of legislation has an impact on temporary workers without mentioning them specifically. For example....
There are as yet no special provisions in UK statutes which specifically define ‘temporary’ workers. The term....
The Employment Agencies Act 1973 and the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 make the distinction between....
Temporary agency workers supplied by an employment business to an end user are often referred to as ‘temps’. Their....
The short answer is that an employer cannot guarantee that any worker supplied by an employment business or agency will not....
The issue of employers seeking to avoid employment rights by using temporary agency workers who supply services through....
Breaks in periods of temporary work assignments may concern the legal status of temporary workers generally, or concern....
If a temporary worker is unable to establish employee status or perhaps does not have one year’s continuity of employment (or two....
The starting point for finding out when a temporary worker becomes entitled to a permanent contract is to look at the contract....
Yes, temporary agency workers can, and do, bring a discrimination claim against the organisation where they are working temporarily....
The provisions governing precisely who are protected by the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 which came into force on 1 October 2011) are....
The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/93) came into force on 1 October 2011. They are intended....
The short answer to this question is yes, an employer can dismiss temporary staff after eleven weeks to avoid....
The possibility of significant legal reform affecting temporary workers has been a focus of both European Union (EU) and....