Just because you employ a temporary worker, it doesn't mean their entitlements are just as fleeting. With controversial changes to the law on the agenda, Louise Druce looks at what firms need to do to better manage their benefits to ensure a successful relationship for all.
With threats to resurrect a directive giving temporary workers equal rights to their full-time counterparts, the pressure is on for employees to ensure they are managing benefits more effectively.
The UK enjoys a vibrant temping market. Once seen as the stomping ground for unemployed people looking to get a foot on the job ladder or a more convenient arrangement for working mums, temporary workers now prevail at all levels across a broad spectrum of sectors.
This ranges from agency staff coming into a company to meet extra demand during busy working periods, to self-employed people being contracted for a specific project.
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