Umbrella Company
Contractors employed by umbrella companies and who are often paid more than staff in end user organisations should be excluded from proposals to give temporary workers the same rights as permanent workers, says giant group plc, the contractor services provider.
Proposals announced by the Government (20/05/08) to give equal rights to temps after 12 weeks, including pay, could be implemented as early as next year.
According to giant, the UK Government needs to ensure that a concession included in the draft of the EU Temporary Workers Directive (TWD), that aims to exclude contractors operating through umbrella companies from equal rights, should be incorporated into legislation introduced in the UK.