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| Friday, 25 November 2011 00:00 |
 Part time staff recruitment in central London is unlikely to be significantly affected by the recent implementation of new employment laws, an expert has said.According to James Carmody, founder of Reculver Solicitors, the introduction of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) will not necessarily alter the attitudes of companies and bosses towards their employment strategies. As of the beginning of last month (October 1st), firms are now legally required to offer temporary workers the same contractual rights and benefits as permanent members of staff after they have been with their company for a period of 12 weeks. This legislative change was designed by the government to help improve the conditions under which interim professionals operate. Mr Carmody explained that despite the widespread opposition to the reforms from many groups, businesses are unlikely to endure excessive costs. "There are certain rights that affect employees from day one, but these are unlikely to have a significant financial impact on employers," he noted. And, with this in mind, he indicated that it may not be accurate to assume that the AWR will lead to firms altering their hiring tactics. "I suspect that the regulations will not have a major impact on the level of new employees being taken on," the expert added. However, Mr Carmody warned that people should be wary of the fact that organisations are likely to become more careful with regard to preventing temporary assignments from dragging on for longer than 12 weeks. "It would be very unfortunate for the temp in question if the employer gets rid of them after 11 weeks, only to replace them with another temp doing the same thing," he went on to say. This comes after the Federation of Small Businesses urged the government to do more to encourage job creation in its forthcoming Autumn Statement. Posted by Mary King 
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