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With the National Minimum Wage (NMW) now almost fifteen years old, and with another increase pending on 1st April 2017 HMRC have issued a list of the most elaborate excuses they've been given by employers for not paying the appropriate rates:

Government Consultation - Agency Workers

Alan Kitto

A few days ago the government launched a consultation, inviting comments on how best to deal with exploitative zero hours contracts.

The provisions under review include whether an employer may be required to offer guaranteed hours, reasonable notice of shifts and to compensate workers where shifts are cancelled at short notice.

No mention was made within this consultation about agency workers.

Hot on the heels of the initial consultation, the government has launched a second consultation specifically aimed at how the above provisions might apply to agency workers.

The areas under consideration are:

  • Whether reasonable notice of work will need to be given, either by the hirer or the recruitment agency

  • Whether compensation will need to be given in the event of work being withdrawn at short notice, and whether the liability for this will lie with the hirer or the recruitment agency.

If you’d like to have your views considered, you can take part in the consultation by answering some questions here.

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