Agency Worker Regulations 2011 - Final Guidance Published

Further to our previous update on 6 April (which may be found here), BIS has today finalised the guidance to accompany the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (the "AWR"). Although the guidance has been tinkered with to a certain extent, the thrust of it remains the same.

The guidance may be found here.

Impact on information and consultation

One consequence of the AWR which has not yet attracted much comment is that from October 2011 employers conducting an information and consultation exercise will, in addition to the current requirements of the relevant legislation, be required to provide trade unions/employee representatives with details of all the agency workers engaged by the employer.