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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Nickbat on 20 September 2011, 16:04:01

Title: Agency Workers Directive
Post by: Nickbat on 20 September 2011, 16:04:01

A recent survey suggested almost 500,000 agency workers could lose their jobs just before Christmas as businesses moved to sack temps to avoid the new rules. The law is expected to cost employers £1.8bn a year to abide by.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/8775447/Government-to-bring-in-temp-worker-law-unchanged.html

If these figures are correct, this is a rather serious issue.  :o :o >:(

Title: Re: Agency Workers Directive
Post by: Richie London on 20 September 2011, 16:43:02

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A recent survey suggested almost 500,000 agency workers could lose their jobs just before Christmas as businesses moved to sack temps to avoid the new rules. The law is expected to cost employers £1.8bn a year to abide by.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/8775447/Government-to-bring-in-temp-worker-law-unchanged.html
If these figures are correct, this is a rather serious issue.  :o :o >:(

i do agency work and they make sure you don't last 12 weeks then use you again after a week. can't see what difference it makes to me. its always been like this.

Title: Re: Agency Workers Directive
Post by: Varche on 20 September 2011, 16:48:47

When you read in the paper about "inflexible working practices " need to be abolished,improved or whatever to increase/improve a countries productivity thgis is exactly what it means. No jobs for life Greece, no unsackable public servants in Spain.

No it means a flexible workforce. Tadda. Britain rules the business world. :y

 :y

Title: Re: Agency Workers Directive
Post by: albitz on 20 September 2011, 18:00:43

How to promote growth in a stuttering economy eh ?  ::)
How to compete against the emerging economies in troubled times. ::)