Top Tips for Employing Agency Workers
Andy Smith, Head of HR, Adecco
- Check the contractual relationships - agency/ worker and agency / client
- Make sure reality matches those contracts
- Be clear why you use agency staff and adapt policies accordingly
- Train your line managers - make sure they know the dos and don`ts
- Remember agency workers are protected against unlawful discrimination by the `end-user` regardless of employment status
Andy Smith MCIPD LLM currently holds the position of Head of HR for the Group’s 40,000 temporary and contract employees. He has been employed by the Adecco Group since 1989 and has held a variety of posts within the Group’s HR and Legal functions.
