Archive of Agency Workers Regulations
The Pulse Umbrella Group Contractor Attitudes Survey 2012 Results
15 March 2012
Contractors are confident in demand for their skills in 2012 Contractors are feeling upbeat about the year ahead; the results of a new survey undertaken by The Pulse Umbrella Group released today (15 March 2012) show that almost three-quarters (73 per cent) are confident about the demand for their skills in 2012. But only 16 ...
Winners of the APSCo Staffing Industry Awards 2011 Announced
16 February 2012
The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (Apsco) is a professional body that represents recruitment organisations supplying professional workers and they have announced the winners of their staffing industry awards for the last year. The 2011 APSCo Staffing Industry Awards include; – The Recruitment Company of the Year on £100 million plus annual turnover was awarded ...
Recruitment agencies expecting contracts to end early under AWR
18 January 2012
The affects of the Agency Workers Directive are expected to be felt soon and could see many contracts ended prematurely according to new research from the body representing recruitment companies supplying professional workers. A new poll from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (Apsco) has found that 29% of the association’s members believe that contracts ...
What is AWR legislation?
23 November 2011
One of the biggest shake-ups to employment laws in recent years has been the implementation of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) legislation. The changes have had effects on all aspects of the recruitment industry and it is important for anyone who might be affected to be certain and have gathered adequate AWR guidance. The AWR ...
AWR Guidance for Northern Ireland released
18 October 2011
The guidance about the Agency Workers Regulations for Northern Ireland has been released by the Department for Employment and Learning. Unlike the rest of the UK which saw the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) come into force on 1 October, the regulations aren’t due to come into force in Northern Ireland until 5 December. AWR in ...
