Interims have been advised to operate through a personal services company when the new agency worker regulations (AWR) come into force on 1 October.
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Interims should verbally agree liabilities connected with the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR), which come into force on 1 October, with clients and include them in the terms of engagement, according to HR interim Melanie Metcalf.
Public sector recruiter The Capita Group Plc (Capita) has agreed a contract with The Pensions Regulator to support its direct communications with employers for automatic enrolment of staff into workplace pension schemes, which will be phased in from October 2012.
The government’s announcement that workers will not be automatically enrolled into workplace pension schemes from day one of their employment from 2012 has been welcomed by recruiters.
Following yesterday’s announcement that from 2012 employees will be automatically enrolled into workplace pension schemes after three months’ employment, a specialist recruitment sector lawyer has predicted the plans could give the recruitment agency sector a boost.
Mon, 26 Apr 2010
While Labour plans to introduce harder English tests for migrants, the Tories want an annual limit on the number of non-EU economic migrants and the Liberal Democrats have called for work permits for economic migration.
Specialist software solutions company Zeel Solutions in association with KPMG will be hosting a series of free breakfast meetings regarding issues arising from the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) and travel & subsistence.
Following HM Revenue & Customs’ recent warning that a new Travel & Subsistence model is not compliant with legislation, employment businesses involved in using or promoting the model can expect increased HMRC scrutiny, according to accountants Saffery Champness.
HM Revenue & Customs has warned umbrella companies, employment businesses, labour providers and employers against adopting a new travel and subsistence business model.