Employment law update ? The Agency Workers Regulations

The Agency Workers Regulations, which come into force on 1st October, will implement the Temporary Agency Workers Directive, giving agency workers the same basic employment conditions after 12 weeks in a given job as if they had been employed directly by the end-user.

The rights fall into two categories. Day 1 rights for all agency workers will apply from the first day of employment. These cover things like equal access to your facilities (such as canteen, childcare facilities, etc.).

The second category confers rights on employees who have spent 12 weeks in the same job. These workers will be entitled to equal treatment entitlements relating to pay and other basic working conditions, such as annual leave and rest breaks. Pregnant agency workers who have completed the qualifying period will be able to take paid time off for ante-natal appointments during an assignment.

In this article we look at who is – and who is not – protected by the Regulations.

The AWR apply to individuals who work as temporary agency workers; individuals or companies (private, public, charities or social enterprises) involved in the supply of temporary agency workers, either directly or indirectly, to work temporarily for and under the direction and supervision of a hirer; and hirers (private, public and third sector).

For someone to be an agency worker there must be a contract (an employment contract or a contract to perform work personally) between the worker and the agency; that worker must be temporarily supplied by the agency to a hirer; and when working on assignment the worker is subject to the supervision and direction of that hirer.

Those who are likely to be denied protection under Regulations include people who find work through a temporary work agency but are in business on their own account (where they have a business to business relationship with the hirer who is a client or customer). Others likely to be outside the scope of the Regulations are workers who are employed on Managed Service Contracts, that is, where the worker does not work under the direction and supervision of the host organisation, and individuals working for in-house temporary staffing banks. Job seekers who find direct employment with an employer through an “employment agency” and individuals on secondment or loan from one organisation to another – would also fall outside the protections of the Regulations.

Where a worker is in a business on his own account, the Regulations won’t apply. Whether the person is genuinely self-employed will be a question of fact in each case. However, just putting earnings through a limited company would not in itself put a person beyond the scope of the Regulations.

In the event of a dispute, in order to establish if a worker is genuinely in business on their own account, the courts will examine the individual’s circumstances and consider all aspects of the relationship, including what a contract might say or what it does not say, the expectations of the parties and their conduct, to establish the reality of the relationship.

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Question by toonistcar90: How long until Obama has the US in such bad shape no one will buy our bonds & All the Freebies go up in flames?
We have been labeled ugly by the S&P, next goes the credit rating, then the AAA rating goes away and our national debt interest rate goes through the roof and then it’s over. No one will buy our bonds, we won’t be able to pay the debt.

Obama walked into a bad situation, THAT DEMOCRATS CAUSED … by crashing the housing market by crashing the lending market by forcing lending to bad risks borrowers by regulation and law.

The DEMOCRATS also kicked up energy and especially gas prices by the moves they have been making since JFK was murdered by the puppet masters who are pulling Obama’s strings right now, the Fabian Society, lead by George Soros or faced by him because you won’t see the others. They control most of our Federal Reserve Bank, as well as much of the World banking, the UN is on the pay roll or enough members getting bought or promised things they control that, and they have wormed into media and entertainment industry as well as Colleges using their money and peoples greed.

I just thought I’d lay it out matter of factly, because that’s exactly what’s going on. Just a bit of smoking gun evidence to back up loads of complex circumstantial evidence I can’t explain to you unless I had days and you were not stupid. The media influence and entertainment influence makes a very powerful machine of obfuscation, but if you stick to it and see what causes what and why then you can understand, but it’s complex and you have to break through some paradigms that have been set up in groups and individuals via groups.

The fact is the Fabian Society created the Progressive Movement in the US, it’s a fact. George Bernard Shaw, a Fabian, in fact the one who created the Fabian Window that kind of shows their mission, and clearly when you read Shaw’s words … he came to the US in the early 1900s and got things rolling. The plan for this was to take down the US Constitutional Government and Society / Economy to bring the US back under European Control. That’s still the goal, and they are getting close. It’s what they tried to work out with JFK and he refused to work with them and started measures to fight them, like Executive order 11110 to take away the Feds US currency monopoly. In Columbia University he spoke of them, how they were piloting to take the freedoms of the people of the USA and wanted to use his office of president to foment their plans, and that before he left office he would inform us who they were. 10 days later he was murdered. Smart money and Jack Ruby in an around about way, says VP Johnson facilitated it.

Anyway, if I’m totally wrong, the best case scenario is the US headed in this direction will have investors stop buying our bonds, and then the party is OVER. The economy will be devastated, spending won’t happen because money won’t be there. The economy will screech to a halt because we are more dependent on our system than even the Irish or Greeks. Plus fuel costs will be very high and the US is very dependent on moving commodities over long range.

Worst case Obama & the Fabian Society keep messing with things and sabotaging the people and their ability to make and get what they need. If the electrical grid goes down, which wouldn’t be that hard, the effects could be absolutely devastating. We are talking a massive die off.

How do we avoid this? Pain, it’s going to be painful whatever happens. One way is pain now, the other way is it’s a bit better now but it’s pushing all the bad effects back and amplifying them in a big way.

The fix is cutting out all the fat and stopping all the borrowing and starting to pay down the actual debt, no talk of deficits because those are suicidal now. Pulling off restrictive cumbersome regulations and keeping with basic laws and a fair tax. The government can spend what it gets minus 10% or more to pay down the deb though it should probably be 25%, but it can’t over burden the people with taxes or red tape because the people will be struggling to keep body and soul together. This will do 2 things (more, but 2 main things) 1. Keep up our rating so interest isn’t high which is very important in getting this thing paid down. 2. The Economy WILL recover under those circumstances and start roaring. Revenues will explode, and it will be easier to get the debt paid off.

We will also have to deFabianize the US and put some people in jail for treason, because that’s the deal with Obama and the Fabian Society. Just because they don’t attack openly and choose to use subversion, bribery, and Propaganda with major control over information to lie to the people doesn’t change the goal or the final effect.

If we don’t accomplish these things life in the US will never be the same, and the US will never be the home of such innovation and freedom again.

http://www.bigeye.com/griffin.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Society

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Rhodes

http://www.equalparenting-bc.ca/news/fabian-society.htm

http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/13959

http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/13999

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2680279/posts

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Answer by alora
why dont you just write a damn book.. no ones gonna bother reading all that nonesense! Good day

wow if one person can destroy our country in two years he must be f’ing god… Get with it he didnt create all the mess and if thats what you think then you need to go back to school… One man can no create all the problems this country is having right now.. get over yourself.

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Posted by Mariana's Blog - March 14, 2012 at 8:47 am

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Accelerated Muscular Development 2.0 Evaluation

Maybe you have bought a muscle constructing product and gotten damaged because you didn’t realize how to do the exercises inside program? Have you ever felt confused when trying to follow a program you’ve found online and gotten discouraged for you to weren’t making any development?

Everybody’s reason for doing exercise is different. You might want confidence, you might would like to lead a healthier, more robust life, you might want to get noticed and not necessarily be the skinny kid within the room. Whatever the rationale, you seek advice online at a “qualified” trainer. Be Cautioned!

Most internet gurus in addition to trainers will injure an individual. They demonstrate and teach bad form in their videos and probably have never really lifted large weights. If you don’t process good form and you’ve in no way really been under your bar, how can educate it to others!

Earl Smith, a strength coach in the market and a good friend of mine, just developed a different muscle building program called Accelerated Muscular Development (AMD).

AMD provides a step-by-step guide for the complete muscle building technique. The system shows you tips on how to:

* Incorporate a dynamic warm-up just before your workout
* Power up muscles and improve range of motion
* Rehab injuries
* Make your movement
* Build Solid Muscle And find Stronger
* All With Suitable Form And In 3 Short Workouts 1 week!

When Jim sent me his new weight training system, I realized it turned out very unique. He is passionate about teaching people the proper way to train that he besides does he provide step-by-step visual exercise pics inside the program but he in addition created a Youtube site dedicated to correct form for the many exercises in the course.

Most muscle building products show you numerous exercises and give you a 12 week software – AND THAT’S THE ITEM! They don’t show you the way to CREATE YOUR OWN TOUGHNESS ROUTINES, so you can learn and educate yourself on how to add muscle to get stronger according to your business needs. Check out this video Jim put together on why online training companies will injure you! You don’t wish to miss this it!

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Question by lareab: chosee the best answer ..human resource mangement….?
Due date for quiz submission is Thursday, 1st November, 2007

1._________ is the process of acquiring, training, appraising and compensating employees, attending to their labor relations, health and safety and fairness concerns.
a.Labor Relations
b.Organizational Behavior
c.Human Resource Management
d.Organizational Health and Safety Management

2.Which of these refers to the temporary, part-time and self-employed workers?
a.Internal labor force
b.Contingent work force
c.High-performance work systems
d.Downsized employees

3.Which basic function of management includes delegating authority to subordinates and establishing channels of communication?
a.Planning
b.Organizing
c.Leading
d.Staffing

4.Over the past 25 years, all of these areas of legal environment have influenced HRM except:
a.Equal employment opportunity legislation
b.Employees pay and benefits
c.Employee competition legislation
d.Job security

5.One of the most popular methods of increasing employee responsibility and control is _______.
a.Outsourcing
b.”Military model” of management
c.HRIS
d.Work teams

6.Which of these is a major dimension of HRM practices contributing to company competitiveness?
a.Compensating human resources
b.Acquiring and preparing human resources
c.Managing the human resource environment
d.All of the given options

7.How has technology changed HRM practices?
a.Recruiting using the web generates smaller, more focused applicant pools.
b.Employee training is offered through scheduled classes rather than on demand.
c.Electronic resumes take less time to evaluate than paper resumes.
d.None of the given options.

8.How do companies facilitate workforce diversity?
a.Rely on external support systems for minority workers.
b.Encourage employees to challenge the beliefs and values of other employees.
c.Build in accountability through surveys and audits.
d.Reinforce traditional values.

9.Employee involvement requires extensive additional HRM activity in which of these areas?
a.Training
b.Benefits
c.Labor negotiation
d.Marketing

10.Managers who meet designated goals are _______.
a.Assertive
b.Efficient
c.Effective
d.Entitled

11.David conducts new employee orientation for a large organization. His work is within which basic HRM function?
a.Management
b.Motivation
c.Career planning
d.Training and development

12.Employee relations specialists are involved in which of these activities?
a.Handling employee complaints
b.Working with position control specialists in compensation
c.Negotiating benefits packages
d.Coordinating interview schedules

13.The father of scientific management is ________.
a.Deming
b.Burns
c.Taylor
d.Hawthorne

14.A large organization is an EEO employer with an affirmative action plan. Which of these activities is performed as part of the plan?
a.All job applicants must have a recommendation from current or past employee
b.Insurance premiums from former employers of all applicants are analyzed
c.Job requirements are determined based on skills, knowledge and abilities
d.Job announcements are posted on the company bulletin board

15.Which of these items would be in the highest security category of a typical HRIS?
a.Employee name
b.Former employers
c.Salary
d.Work location

16.Which of these decreases in the labor supply is the easiest to predict?
a.Transfers-in
b.Retirements
c.Voluntary quits
d.Prolonged illnesses

17.Wal-Mart differentiates its business by offering the lowest prices. Offering the lowest prices is Wal-Mart’s _________.
a.Functional strategy
b.Competitive advantage
c.Distinctive competence
d.Corporate strategy

18.__________ is the process of assessing progress toward strategic goals and taking corrective action as needed.
a.Strategic management
b.Strategic planning
c.Strategic control
d.Diversification

19._________ is the right to make decisions, to direct the work of others and to give orders.
a.Leadership
b.Authority
c.Delegation
d.Management

20.Which of the following is considered a qualitative approach to job analysis?
a.Position analysis questionnaire
b.Interviews
c.Department of Labor approach
d.Functional job analysis

Best answer:

Answer by hydrovitae
I think my boss took the same f’n course that you did.

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Posted by Mariana's Blog - March 13, 2012 at 8:46 am

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What Every Successful Online Business Venture Needs

Every online business venture in order to be a success needs certain components or they will not survive let alone succeed. In fact it would be fair to say that the larger these components are the greater the chance for business success! It matters little what you may be promoting, your business stands little chance of surviving when you are marketing on the internet if significant effort is not placed on 3 areas.

Here are the 3 areas or stepping stones you will need to develop when working online if you have any aspirations for business success!

Targeted Traffic

When working online a top priority is to always work as efficiently as possible. Time, effort and costs are factors you need to monitor to help you increase this efficiency therefore you only want to promote to those most likely to make a purchase.

The more targeted the traffic you generate is, the higher your sales conversions will be. By spending time, effort and money on any other type of traffic will only serve to increase your efforts and frustration while decreasing your profit margins.

Build a List

The need for building a list of people who have shown an interest in what you promote makes sense from both a cost and effort standpoint. Generating traffic takes time and money so why repeat your efforts if you do not have to? By capturing the contact information of people who have visited your site you can now stay in touch with them by investing little effort. When marketing on the internet it is always wise to think in terms of repeat sales to existing customers since this is easier than making the initial sale. Having a list allows you to do just that thereby increases your chances for business success.

Build a Relationship

Once you have established a means of contact with ‘interested’ people, now is the time to develop some type of relationship with them. Learning to ‘connect’ with people and providing a service will allow you  to more easily convert these people into buyers. Supplying your list members with useful information  on a regular basis is a great way to build a relationship and the trust you will need to promote effectively to them. Remember to treat these people like people and not a source of income! Having a good relationship with your list members is very definitely one of the biggest assets your business can have!

No matter what type of business venture you may be involved in when marketing on the internet, there are 3 very important components you will need in order to succeed. As you can see from our discussion above, these components involve the only variable needed for business success, and that is people. When working online do not let the technology fool you, people should always be the focal point of your efforts! By attracting the right people and developing a relationship with them, you are building the foundation to a bright and profitable future!

TJ Philpott is an author and Internet entrepreneur based out of North Carolina. To learn more about what every online business venture needs to survive and thrive and to also receive a free instructional manual that teaches valuable niche research techniques visit:http://affiliatequickstart.com/

Question by Captain Willard: To avoid another economic crisis should all future business ventures be required to use the Halliburton model?
You know, get the government to give you a blank check right off the bat.

Best answer:

Answer by Moris
Printing money doesnt prevent an economic crisis, it creates one.

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Posted by Mariana's Blog - March 12, 2012 at 8:46 am

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