A Sense of Agency: Workplace Protection Rights Extended
Ensuring working people are treated fairly
and equally in their jobs is I believe good for our economy and our society. That's
why I was pleased this week that agreement has been reached to give agency
workers the same rights as permanent staff after twelve weeks on the job. This
is defined to mean at least the basic working and employment conditions that
would apply to the workers concerned if they had been recruited directly to
occupy the same job. These proposals have won the backing of both business representatives
and trade unions, and will affect around 1.4million people in Britain currently
on agency contracts, many of whom I know live in Walthamstow. If you are
currently on an agency contract and want to know more about these proposals please
get in touch.
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