3. Day 1 rights
Overview
• Access to facilities; such as the staff canteen, transport facilities, car parking and child-care facilities; and
• Access to vacancies; the right to be notified of any job vacancies within the Hirer.
This is not a right to special treatment. For example if there is a waiting list for facilities i.e. a car parking space the temporary agency worker will be added to the list.
SPECIFIC DAY 1 RIGHTS
Access to facilities
From day one of their assignment the agency worker is entitled to equal access to collective facilities and amenities provided by the Hirer to direct employees who are comparable agency workers. This can include:
- a canteen or other similar facilities
- crèche
- transport services (e.g. in this context, local pick up and drop offs, transport between sites – it does not mean company car allowances, season ticket loans)
- toilets/shower facilities
- staff common room
- waiting room
- mother and baby room
- prayer room
- food and drinks machines
- car parking
This is a non-exhaustive list and acts as an indication of which kind of facilities should be included.
Hirers may face practical and organisational problems in affording agency workers the same access. However consideration should be given to offering certain access of facilities on a pro rata basis as an alternative to excluding them completely.
Access to Information on Job Vacancies
From day one of an assignment, all agency workers will have the right to be provided with information about any job vacancies within the Hirer’s organisation that would be available to a comparable employee or agency worker.
Hirers can choose how to publicise vacancies, whether it’s via the internet/intranet or on a notice board in a communal area.
This obligation does not constrain employers’ freedom regarding;
- any qualification or experience requirements such as time in service with the organisation; or
- how they treat applications
