recruitment - can you be arsed?
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Presentation by Chris Slay of Skills Provision Ltd highlighting the Equality Act 2010 and the Agency Workers Directive 2011.TRANSCRIPT
‘RECRUITMENT’
WORKING YOUR WAY THROUGH THE JUNGLE
MOST HATED PROFESSIONS
• BANKERS• POLITICIANS• ESTATE AGENTS• IFA’s • RECRUITMENT AGENTS/CONSULTANT
WHY?
• PERCEIVED AS GREEDY? • DISINTERESTED (POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE)• POOR VALUE FOR MONEY?• POOR PR/PUBLIC PERCEPTION
RECRUITMENT – DO IT YOUR SELF
CAN IT BE DONE ?
YES.....
....BUT….
• HAVE YOU THE SKILLS?• HAVE YOU THE TIME?
• HAVE YOU THE KNOWLEDGE?
• IS IT AN AFFORDABLE OPTION?
THE KNOWLEDGE
TWO IMMEDIATE CHALLENGES!
• 1) ‘EQUALITY ACT 2010’
• 2) ‘AGENCY WORKERS DIRECTIVE 2011’
THE ‘EQUALITY ACT 2010No alteration to:
• AGE• DISABILITY• GENDER REASIGNMENT• MARRIAGE & CIVIL PARTNERSHIP• PREGNANCY & MATERNITY• RACE• RELIGION & BELIEF• SEX & SEXUAL ORIENTATION
Challenging enough…..?
THE ‘EQUALITY ACT 2010
…but now you have:• DUAL DISCRIMINATION• ASSOCIATIVE & PERCEIVED DISCRIMINATION• DISCRIMINATION ARISING FROM DISABILITY• GENDER REASIGNMENT & TIME OFF WORK• EQUAL PAY – (subtle changes)• HEALTH QUESTIONS – (BIG changes!)• DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PAY• POSITIVE ACTION
Mostly dangerous gobbledegook
CALL A LAWYER!!!!!!!
AGENCY WORKERS DIRECTIVE…and how will it affect my business??
• COPY OF EXISTING AGENCY DOCUMENTS• COPY OF SUPPLYING AGENCY’S T&C’s• COPY OF AGREEMENTS FROM AGENCY TO
WORKERS• PROOF OF DUE DILIGENCE: SUPPLIER CHECKS
WITHIN LAST 12 MONTHS
This is the time for preparation:
AGENCY WORKERS DIRECTIVE…and how will it affect my business??
• OVER ’50’ DIRECTIVE CONSIDERATIONS…. • …THE MAIN OF WHICH IS…..
• ‘ESTABLISHING EQUAL TREATMENT’
Main concerns:
IF YOU CAN BE ARSED.. …more details can be found at…
www.agency-workers-directive.co.uk
‘RECRUITMENT’So! Can you transact your business without us…..?
YES
Should you…?YOU CAN….
..BUT , BEWARE OF NASTY THINGS IN THE JUNGLE!
..YOU’VE BEEN WARNED!!!!