EAA Regulations
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
