Legal update and advice for businesses given over breakfast

The employment law team at Hull firm Andrew Jackson, in conjunction with leading recruitment company Randstad, hosted a breakfast seminar on 29 June

With 40 delegates in attendance, the seminar provided a key update on the new rules which apply for agency workers as well as looking at how businesses can make innovative cost efficiencies. It also provided an insight into business 'best practice'.

Aimed at all those involved in running a business the seminar included presentations from employment law partner Lee Whiting and senior solicitor Lindsay Gordon, from Andrew Jackson, who looked at the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 and what the provisions mean in practice. Jonathan Dale, head of the employment law department at Andrew Jackson explained: "The Agency Worker Regulations will introduce new rights for agency workers in relation to pay and benefits as well as other areas. Both temporary work agencies and the businesses hiring workers from them are affected by these changes.

"Although the Regulations do not come into force until October 2011, it is important that those affected understand the changes to be made and plan for their introduction."

Nikki Davies, branch manager for Randstad in Hull also presented at the seminar, together with her colleague Hannah Thomas, a senior consultant, to launch Randstad’s annual HR Guide, The Workpocket 2010/2011.

Nikki Davies said: "This is the eighth edition of the workpocket and is the UK’s only free comprehensive all in one guide to HR and employment issues. At the seminar we discussed the benefits to business on a day to day basis and also spoke about Randstad’s Offsetting product, an innovative way to cut costs within your business and a unique but viable alternative to redundancies.”

Hull Daily Mail [2010-06-15]