The impetus for any changes to the Agency Workers Regulations would have to come from industry, said Conservative MP Jonathan Djanogly (pictured).

Speaking yesterday at the Association of Recruitment Consultancies’ (ARC’s) first networking event at the London Chamber of Commerce, the shadow minister for corporate governance was unhappy that the regulations, which implement the Agency Workers Directive, were rushed through before the election.

“We [Conservatives] will oppose the early adoption of these regulations when the Order comes up, which it probably will do, in the next few weeks,” he told the audience of recruiters and clients.

“We need to make the best use of what little time we have before the committee meeting for that Order, so please contact me and I can put any outstanding issues on the table. The TUC will be lobbying the government very hard notto make changes.

“If the Order becomes law, the Conservative party will be prepared to reopen the whole question and have another Order for implementation in 2011 — that is, of course, if we get elected! But it would need significant representation from business.”