Miscellaneous

Can a temporary agency worker be a permanent employee?

Can a temporary agency worker be a permanent employee?

An agreement for temporary agency work is always presumed to be an employment contract. During the period of temporary agency work, the temporary agency worker is entitled to the same wage/salary as that which he would have had if he had been taken on by the user as a permanent employee.

Can you get paid from a verbal agreement?

If the client is already using your work in a visible way, such as on a Web site or in a flier, obtain a copy of that item or file to show that the client did accept your work. Even if you do eventually get paid from a verbal agreement, you may not be able to collect the amount of compensation you agreed upon.

When do you have a verbal agreement with a client?

If you said you would deliver something of value and the client agreed to compensate you for that in some way, you have an agreement, whether this took place over the phone, in person, or via an e-mail exchange. For a verbal agreement to be binding, you and the client simply need to agree on two things:

When did the temporary agency Work Act come into effect?

The Act implements into Irish law the provisions of EU Directive 2008/104/EC on Temporary Agency Work adopted in 2008 with a transposition date of 5 December 2011. Main objectives of the Act

What do you need to know about temporary agency work?

The national reports were drawn up in response to a questionnaire and should be read in conjunction with it. Temporary agency work (TAW) is a unique, ‘triangular’ form of employment, which involves the supply of workers by intermediary firms for assignments in other organisations.

Do you have to pay your temp agency up front?

One very important thing that all temporary workers should understand is that they should never pay their agency any fees or percentages up front. All temp and employment agencies should offer cost-free job placement to candidates.

When did temporary agency work become legal in the EU?

In May 2008, the Joint Declaration on the draft Directive on working conditions for temporary agency workers again recognised the positive role that temporary agency work can play in the implementation of active labour market policies.

When did equal treatment for temporary workers come into effect?

Agency Worker Regulations that came into effect in 2011 also give temporary workers eligibility to qualify for equal treatment after 12 weeks in the same job with the same end client, which, in broad terms, gives entitlement to the same basic terms and conditions of “comparable” work in the same workplace.