📣 Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) for temporary workers. 🌍

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As part of our knowledge is power posts, here is a brief introduction to AWR which will point you in the right direction.

The Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) came into effect on 1 October 2011. They protect temporary workers hired through an agency or those working through an umbrella company.

Under the AWR, temporary agency workers become entitled, after they have been in the same role with the same hirer for 12 calendar weeks, to the same pay and working conditions as a comparable direct employee of the hirer. This includes:

basic pay
holiday pay that’s more than the legal minimum
individual performance-related bonuses
commission
overtime pay
allowances for working shifts or unsociable hours

There are exceptions to the AWR, such as:
expenses
enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay and Shared Parental Pay
company pension schemes
redundancy that’s more than statutory
sick pay that’s more than Statutory Sick Pay
season ticket loans

Employers
If you hire temporary workers, you are responsible for ensuring that they are treated fairly and that they are aware of their rights under the AWR.

Agencies
Agencies are responsible for ensuring that the temporary workers they supply are treated fairly and that they are aware of their rights under the AWR.  

You can find more information on the GOV.UK website.  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agency-workers-regulations-2010-guidance-for-recruiters

If you have any questions about the AWR, you can contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100.