Employment Notes

UK: agency worker right to information about relevant vacancies does not include right to apply

UK: worker may have temporary agency worker rights even if work long-term for one client

UK: Increases to statutory rates and new workers' right to payslips from April 2019

UK: scope of hirer liability for compensation for breach of agency worker rules

UK: Government's "Good Work Plan" sets out employment law reforms following the Taylor Review

The Government has today published its "vision for the future of the UK labour market", the Good Work Plan, which builds on its earlier response to the …

UK: Agency worker regulations require term by term comparison

The EAT has confirmed that once agency workers have accrued 12 weeks on one assignment, they will be entitled to the same pay and certain terms as …

UK: Gig economy- Taylor Review released

The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices “Good Work” was published yesterday. It considers how technology platforms have impacted working practices …

UK: Whistleblowing- Court of Appeal decision on agency workers

Employers should note that agency workers may be able to bring whistleblowing claims against both the end-user and the third party introducer. The fact …

Germany: New legislation for temporary agency workers

Effective 1 April 2017, the legislator has made several amendments to the German Act on Temporary Work (Arbeitnehmerüberlassungesetz). The changes have …

UK: Employers could face whistleblowing liability despite decision-maker's ignorance of protected disclosure, and for claims from agency workers

The EAT has confirmed that the reason for a dismissal can be the employee's whistleblowing, even where the decision-maker is unaware of this, if their …

Germany: Reforms to temporary agency work law and company pensions

The last few months saw legislative progress in two areas: temporary agency work and company pensions. The German Federal Ministry of Labour presented …

UK: Employers can redeploy permanent employees to vacancies in priority to agency workers

Agency worker regulations provide that an agency worker has the right to be informed of any relevant vacancies in the hiring company, so as "to give that …