Many recruitment businesses remain ill prepared for the legislation
On Friday 6th May the government announced the final guidelines on the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), yet many recruitment businesses remain ill prepared for the legislation’s implementation, due on 1st October 2011.
It is important that recruitment businesses are prepared for the new regulations and are aware that they include a complex set of anti-avoidance provisions designed to make it difficult for hirers to circumvent. This is a very real and, potentially, very costly transition period for the vast majority of recruitment businesses operating in the UK.
During the coming months there will be a number of events taking place to highlight the contents of the Regulations, but rather than just relying on attending one or two of these, we would strongly advise talking to an independent professional who can help with your own specific business needs and circumstances, as no two businesses are identical.
To read the AWR guidelines in full please visit
http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/employment-matters/docs/a/11-905-agency-workers-regulations-guidance.pdf