Meridian is heavily involved in issues surrounding the recruitment industry and in particular the Agency Workers Regulations '
AWR',
The Equality Act and the
Pensions Reform 2012.
Click on the following link to view Meridian's UK Employment Law Calendar 2011 or visit
www.UnderstandingEmploymentLaw.co.uk to learn more about your obligations.
In 2010 we created in an
Agency Workers Regulations campaign which focused on making sense of this complicated legislation. We provided information, advice and support on various LinkedIn groups, dedicated websites to explain the legislation in detail and presented a national series of complimentary client seminars.
Due to popular demand, we are offering these support resources in 2011. Take a look at the information below which gives you an overview of the legislation. Click on any of the headings for more information.
Click on any of the links below to view the resources available to you on '
AWR',
the Equality Act and the
Pensions Reform 2012.
The Agency Workers Regulations (AWR)
The Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) is a piece of equality legislation due to be enforced in October 2011. In brief, this impending AWR legislation gives temporary workers in the UK the right to parity in treatment and pay in comparison to permanent counterparts doing the same role,
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The Equality Act
The Equality Act was enforced in October 2010 which brings together 11 different discrimination laws under one umbrella. The Equality Act has some implications linked to AWR and the Pensions Reform 2012 and all three have the opportunity to create challenges for employers,
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The Pensions Reform 2012
The Pensions Reform 2012 is due to be enforced in October 2012. In brief, companies that do not offer their own pension scheme will be able to enroll their workers into the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST), a low-cost scheme set up by the Government. However, companies who have their own qualifying occupational pension scheme will be able to extend this to agency workers by classifying them as
eligible jobholders. This also disposes of the qualifying period of 12 weeks for equal treatment provided for in the Regulations and essentially it becomes a ‘day 1 right’,
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Your Toolkit
We offer our current clients information, advice and support on matters that may affect their businesses. Visit the following pages to access these useful complimentary tools. If you have any bespoke enquiries, contact
AWR@meridianbs.co.uk
