How should you respond to the new agency worker regulations?

Speculation on how European proposals on agency workers will apply in the UK finally ended recently with the publication of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010.

It may feel like the pressure is off because implementation of the regulations has been delayed until 1 October 2011. But this is a time for reflection and planning, not inertia. Since the regulations are estimated to cost 0.3 per cent of the UK pay bill, hirers should identify now what new working practices will be required to accommodate them.
 

It’s untenable to have a normal retirement age in public-sector schemes that is significantly different from the state retirement age

Brian Bailey, Director of pensions, West Midlands Pension Fund and member of High Pay Commission