Agency Workers Directive: Information for Employers from A24 Group
Medical staffing agency A24 Group has issued a guide on implementing the AWD (Agency Workers Directive) for organisations that use temporary staffing agencies. From October 1st 2011 agency workers begin to become entitled to the same rights as employed staff with a comparable grade or role in the same organisationSome of these rights are immediate. It is the responsibility of the hirer of agency staff to meet the new rights conferred by the AWD. These immediate rights issues should be easily conferred or made available – the rights include access to ‘collective facilities and amenities’,