Agency workers may gain full employment rights

A draft EU directive plans to give agency workers throughout Europe the same employment rights as their permanent counterparts. British firms use over 1 million agency workers, or 'temps', and the changes would mean these workers receive the same pay, holidays, health insurance and pension rights as long-term workers in similar jobs.The UK Government is planning to oppose the Directive, the draft of which will be published next month. The Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "We bel... (227 more words)

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