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The Agency Workers Regulations 2010
The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 came into force on 1 October 2011. They give agency workers the right to the same basic working and employment conditions as comparable employees of the hirer after a qualifying period of 12 weeks. The regulations also entitle agency workers to access to a hirer’s collective facilities and amenities as well as information about certain job vacancies from day 1. Although the regulations are designed to protect and grant new rights to agency workers they do not give agency workers employee status and agency workers do not have unfair dismissal rights or the right to receive statutory redundancy pay.
Our quick guide summarises the key rights and provides guidance on what businesses using agency workers should be doing to respond to the impact of the regulations.
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Social Media use: issues for employers
The rapid advancement in social media technology and the accompanying dramatic surge in use have exposed businesses to new opportunities and new risks over the past few years. Businesses have to balance the benefits of the new technologies with policing their use by employees.
As well as providing opportunities for customer and colleague engagement, employees’ use of Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media sites can cause problems for employers, including reputational damage, confidentiality breaches and loss of control over information. Bullying, harassment and discrimination can occur easily on-line. Defamation and negligent misstatement can create liability to third parties; privacy and data protection principles need to be considered and respected.
Our flyer sets out the main risks for employers and suggests what employers should be doing to minimise those risks. |
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