The signatories warn that applying guaranteed-hours obligations to the sector could reduce access to flexible assignments, increase costs and bureaucracy, and encourage businesses to move towards more exploitative models of engagement. For many agency workers, flexibility is not something imposed upon them — it is a key reason they choose agency work.
The signatories warn that applying guaranteed-hours obligations to the sector could reduce access to flexible assignments, increase costs and bureaucracy, and encourage businesses to move towards more...
For many agency workers, flexibility is not something imposed upon them — it is a key reason they choose agency work.
Trade associations and independent experts representing different parts of the temporary labour supply chain have written jointly to the Government warning that the proposals could have significant...
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For many agency workers, flexibility is not something imposed upon them — it is a key reason they choose agency work. Trade associations and independent experts representing different parts of the temporary labour supply chain have written jointly to the Government warning that the proposals could have significant unintended consequences for workers, businesses and the wider labour market. The signatories warn that applying guaranteed-hours obligations to the sector could reduce access to flexible assignments, increase costs and bureaucracy, and encourage businesses to move towards more exploitative models of engagement.
The signatories warn that applying guaranteed-hours obligations to the sector could reduce access to flexible assignments, increase costs and bureaucracy, and encourage businesses to move towards more exploitative models of engagement.
Chris Bryce, Chief Executive of the Freelancer...
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