Polly Toynbee comments in the Guardian on the second reading of Andrew Miller’s Private Members Bill to allow agency and temporary workers the same rights as permanent employees. The Bill had its second reading in Parliament on Friday 22nd February and has been widely criticised by a number of business groups including the CBI and BRC.
In a survey this week by the Chartered Institute of Personnel, almost as many employers thought workers should have equal rights with permanent staff from day one as those who thought they never should.