Agency workers and permanent posts

The recent case of Coles v Ministry of Defence suggests that agency workers just need to be told that a permanent opportunity has become available and that the requirement for equal treatment does not prevent permanent employees from being treated more favourably than agency workers in a recruitment process.

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More changes to the right to be accompanied?

We have seen a number of cases recently stressing that, provided the employee is suggesting either a trade union representative or a work colleague, the employee should be able to bring their choice of companion to disciplinary or grievance procedures however unpalatable that choice might be for the employer.

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Although this is not really a legislative change, after we highlighted the issues around employment status in July’s Ebulletin, the Citizens Advice Bureau published a report earlier this month showing that 1 in 10 of the individuals that they surveyed were falsely classed as self-employed.

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Redundancies
Agency workers
Right to be accompanied
Self-employment

Redundancy Procedures
10th September | Workington | 9.30am - 11.30am

Family Problems Surgery
24th September | Penrith | 5.00pm - 8.00pm

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