The Works latest AWR event in Barnsley went down a storm this morning. A special thanks to Fiona Coombe for coming along and sharing her knowledge with us. We would also like to thank everybody that attended. The questions and discussions that you provided made this event relevant and informative.… Read More

Top comments: If you have flexible working hours – one can take care of personal development. It is getting costlier to live these days, so I won’t mind the money part, but surely, ‘New Challenges’ is the key to keeping things exciting at work! I love my job! I work… Read More

A PDF resource that can be saved and printed answering a lot of the questions that managers and business owners are currently asking about AWR. Click here to view Summary of questions: 1. Assignment lengths 1.1 What are the current average lengths of assignments? 1.2 What proportion of assignments last… Read More

Unemployment in Yorkshire and the Humber has increased by 3.4% to 244,000 in the three months to February, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that 8,000 more people were unemployed in the region during the period. Across the country a record number of 16 to 24-year-olds… Read More

AWR Implementation Guidance Background Information The information below provides some very broad background information on the new Agency Worker Regulations. The Regulations in context Following many years of debate in Brussels, the Regulations will come into force in England, Wales and Scotland on 1 October 2011 (Northern Ireland will have… Read More