Temps Will Get New Rights after Six Weeks

The debate over proposed new rights for temporary workers has moved on a stage, with MEPs approving an amendment that would mean agency workers would only be guaranteed equal rights with permanent workers after six weeks in a workplace.

This follows a scare for UK employers in October, when it looked like this six-week qualifying period would be removed altogether. Business groups has been campaigning that the period should be much longer, even up to one year.

The TUC has expressed its disa... (111 more words)

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