2. Qualifying for equal treatment
The AWR give agency workers new entitlement from the first day of the assignment referred to as Day 1 rights and additional pay and basic working entitlements following a 12 week qualifying period.
The main factors to be taken into consideration are:
- New entitlements for agency workers under the regulations;
- How to calculate the 12 week qualifying period;
- A break between assignments that means clock starts again on the qualifying period (or when clock pauses);
- When is a role a substantively different job and clock starts again;
- Implications for equal treatment where agency workers who have contract of employment and receive pay between assignments;
- Other entitlements under equal treatment provisions – working time provisions such as rest and holiday entitlements;
- Treatment of pregnant agency workers and new mothers;
- Day 1 access to facilities at the Hirer’s premises; and
- Day 1 access to information on job vacancies at the Hirer’s premises.
