April 6th 2004 heralded the introduction of the new employment agency regulations.
It was to have the largest impact upon the recruitment industry since the introduction
of the Employment Agencies Act 1973, which all employment agencies and businesses
operating within Great Britain must adhere to.
The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 1976
have been substantially rewritten, within the new 2003 Regulations. The Regulations
affect every company who supply temporary or permanent staff, giving greater
degrees of flexibility and control to the hirer.
The Regulations make it difficult or impossible for rogue employment agencies
and businesses to operate contentious practices, giving clients newly drafted
contracted terms of engagement that afford them a number of options that were
previously dictated by the recruitment agency or business' own terms and conditions.
The new contracts that have to entered into are governed by the Regulations,
which were devised and drawn up by the Department of Trade & Industry.
The DTI's Regulations have been scrutinised and subsequently sanctioned by the
Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).
As a staunch campaigner for improved practices within the recruitment industry
Inspired Recruitment's Managing Director, Nick Hardisty, welcomes the new regulations.
"I feel any regulations introduced to protect the client, candidate and
indeed the reputation of our industry should be embraced by all reputable employment
organisations. We want everyone to feel confident and secure when using the
services we offer and, with the assistance of the REC code of conduct, which
we strictly adhere to, we 100% guarantee that anyone who works with Inspired
Recruitment will receive an ethical and professional service which, above all
else is legal. For to long our industry has been tarnished by a minority of
businesses who operate in an unacceptable manner, however, with the introduction
of the new regulations this should soon become a thing of the past."
If you do require further information regarding the new legislation please go
to the following links:
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2003/20033319.htm
http://www.dti.gov.uk/er/agency/regs-p1971.htm
