High Court Rules Temporary Workers Can’t Cover Strikes
The High Court has quashed a legal change that ministers made last year that allowed recruitment agencies to supply temporary workers to cover those taking strike action. This was a very short-lived piece of legislation rushed through last year, and has now been ruled “unlawful, unfair and irrational” by a high court judge. The decision […]
The Government Is Listening To Us
Last week (07/07/23) was the deadline for responding to the government’s consultation on legislation changes resulting from leaving the EU. Sounds dull right? Perhaps! But within this consultation was an important section on holiday pay, including a proposal to officially allow rolled up holiday pay – which had previously been deemed unlawful by the EU. […]
Temping Will Become A More Stable Way of Working
A new law will give temporary workers a right to request a more stable working pattern and control over the hours they are required to work. The change will apply to all workers and employees, including temps, and is intended to tackle ‘one-sided flexibility’ where employers call the shots with last minute requirements to work. […]
Holiday Pay Changes – Will You Be Better Off?
The government has launched a consultation to establish how holiday should be calculated for temporary workers in the wake of last year’s Harpur Trust v Brazel case. This ruling established that holiday entitlement should not be pro-rated down any further than 1 year, i.e. all workers should receive 5.6 weeks paid holiday annually, no matter […]
Considering Using Temps To Cover For Employees On Strike?
IWORK’s founder Julia Kermode was delighted to chat to HR Grapevine about how businesses should approach engaging temporary workers to cover for their staff going on strike. Many people are seriously affected by the current financial crisis, increasing cost of living and rising fuel prices, and meaning that increasing numbers of workers are considering strike […]
Temps Are Missing At Least £97m Paid Holiday Annually
Alarming figures released by IWORK show that the UK’s 1.6m temporary workers* are missing out on at least £97m worth of paid holiday annually. This figure is based on someone earning the average salary of £26k being entitled to annual holiday worth over £3k, and applying that to just 2% of temps. The £97m estimate […]
Understanding Your Pay Rate Via An Umbrella
Understanding your pay as a temporary worker can be difficult at the best of times, let alone when you are paid via an umbrella company. There can be confusion over assignment rate vs your gross pay, plus confusion over employers NICs and other overheads. So we chat to Roy Beale who is an expert in […]
Your Holiday Entitlement Could Be Changing!
A recent tribunal case is set to have a massive impact on how holiday is calculated for all workers who’s hours vary, and this of course includes temporary workers. The case involves Mrs Brazel who was a visiting music tutor at Harpur Trust school. Brazel was engaged on a zero hours contract and queried how […]
HMRC Publish “Spotlight” Warning About Umbrellas
HMRC have issued a “spotlight” warning to agency workers and contractors, providing them with information about potential tax avoidance relating to using umbrellas. (Spotlights are HMRC’s series of publications about potential tax avoidance.) In this latest edition, HMRC explain how some umbrellas benefit from operating disguised remuneration schemes and how these might increase your net […]