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New EU directive

Agency workers will receive the same pay and conditions as permanent staff under proposals announced by the Government.


About 500,000 agency workers will benefit from the proposals


The rights will take effect once agency workers have spent 12 weeks in a given post, as part of the Government's implementation of an EU directive.

Employment Relations Minister Pat McFadden said: "These proposals will take us another step forward by boosting the rights of agency workers, while making sure both employers and agency workers have the flexibility they need. "In both good times and bad it is vital that we give people a fair deal at work without damaging our flexible labour market and putting jobs at risk."

The proposals follow a fraught deal reached last year between the Trades Union Congress and Confederation of British Industry.


The new laws must provide real protection for temps, and any legal loopholes which would allow unscrupulous employers to avoid the law and to undercut reputable firms must be closed

TUC general secretary Brendan Barber
The TUC and CBI are both urging the Government to carefully think through the plans

John Cridland, deputy director general of the CBI, said: "Agency working is important for the UK economy and we mustn't undermine it with clumsy regulation", he said.

However, TUC general secretary Brendan Barber welcomed the proposals as "good news for agency workers", and argued for tough regulation to protect agency worker rights.

"The new laws must provide real protection for temps, and any legal loopholes which would allow unscrupulous employers to avoid the law and to undercut reputable firms must be closed," he said.
 
there are always loopholes that the employers exploit, close one another one is found, it is the way of things unfortuneatly, agencys are still employers:sad2:
 
so true PW,its a fact of life and business,if you dont like the deal dont accept it.scaffolding companys do the same and also use these agencys so were do you start.the easiest way i would say is to make sure scaffs are all in the union then we can act on fair pay, decent conditions reasonable contracts and severence etc
 
Good afternoon Gents,

Well am back its been a manic few months looking for business and ensuring I spread the love to all you Scaffolders out there.

I am messaging in because I am now on twitter, so if you want to follow us as a company you will get real time vacancies as well as up to date knowledge on whats happening out there.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Twitter: forefrontscaff
 
lol not a lot of love out there just now mate,as you would know.you sound as though your lot have been busy?some of the agency rates onhere have been terrible lately,maybe you can buck the trend my son hope so.
 
rate wars

Its been a rate war for us all over the past 12 months, and with these agencies that like to play at access are making it ever so difficult for us dedicated ones to earn any kind of money, let alone get you guys what you deserve!!

twitter: forefrontscaff
 
i dont like agencys at the moment,ive got my hgv class two,did some work for an agency and never got paid,im not saying there all bad, but once bitten and all that.
 
I think that if people are willing to work for silly money thats up to them,FOREFRONT however is a good agency,just like ASH...Come on lads lets give the decent agencies some credit...
 
forefront are a pretty good agency ive done a fair bit of work for them, and they are good payers unlike some i could mention. But we do need to cut the middle man out and the ******** of the way we have to get paid its a joke, are money must go through about 3 or 4 hands before we get it. Is all you would need is insureance and a good wages system.
 
Agency's are a great benefit to company's ,
what do you do if you need say 3 lads for a week, you cant start someone for a week i have done loads of labour only over the years and i take it directly of the bigger scaffold firms and on a price basis , the big company's love it as they dont have to employ men and they just pay the agreed price. When we are really busy i just offer my lads 7 days and all the overtime they can handle but sometimes thats still dont cover the work load so to have a couple of men in for a few days without the hassle of employing them is perfect :)
 
Hi Guys

If you are serious we will help you start out and get things going just contact us and we will give you the pros and cons
 
Nik - Robert Hurst Ltd said:
Hi Guys

If you are serious we will help you start out and get things going just contact us and we will give you the pros and cons
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hello nik i started the thread, i have worked for a few agencies, forefront, ssuk, tradeslink etc over the years, i think the sccr should contact you & discuss the pro's & con's as you put it, a membership of some sort for scaffolder supply agencies, properly run could bring in work more readily for agencies & keep the good ones in business & force the other lesser agencies underground, a guild of some kind?

what does everyone think ;)
 
ha agencies only as good as there factoring company
 
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