The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 came into force on 1st October 2011. The main principle of this new legislation is to give equal treatment to those temporary workers defined by the Regulations as agency workers, in line with comparable permanent employees or directly recruited workers, with regard to pay and certain other working conditions after 12 weeks in an assignment.
Zarak Recruitment is prepared and fully briefed upon our responsibilities following the introduction of this legislation. If you are a Zarak Recruitment client, or would like to be, please get in touch to receive your free copy of "Prepared for Change: Your AWR guide" produced by our trade association, the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) in conjunction with Osborne Clarke, which helps to explain the impact of the Regulations on your business and outlines your responsibilities as a Hirer. If you are one of our temporary workers and these changes apply to you, we will have contacted you however, as usual please feel free to contact us with any queries.
It is not the intention of this legislation to give preferential treatment to agency workers over and above that given to permanent employees or directly recruited workers. It is also important to note that the Regulations do not give agency workers employment status. If you have any questions or would like to request a copy of the free AWR Hirer guide or the .pdf synopsis please do not hesitate to contact us at info@zarakrecruitment.com
Zarak Recruitment has just produced its updated salary surveys for 2012. It has been yet another interesting 12 months and there have been a number of changes relating to remuneration and benefits across our recruitment sectors. If you are an active Zarak Recruitment client or interested in working with us then these salary surveys are available to you free of charge. To find out more about our salary surveys or benchmarking service, please get in touch by emailing us at info@zarakrecruitment.com
Zarak Recruitment is pleased to offer free on-line software training to eligible candidates via the Prove It! system. This enables you to brush up your existing software skills, or indeed learn new ones from the comfort of your own home, 24/7. Training sessions include Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Internet Explorer, Outlook and much more. To find out if you are eligible, please get in touch by emailing us at info@zarakrecruitment.com The full Microsoft Office 2010 suite is now available in the testing and training areas and just ask for more details.