“I have written to Lord Mandelson in  support of the North West TUC’s campaign for fair treatment for agency workers. The cases highlighted are extremely worrying. Many of my own constituents are agency workers and I share their wish to see legislation introduced which will finally make illegal such unfair and disreputable treatment.”
Derek Twigg, MP [...]

“I am writing to express my support for the North West TUC’s campaign ‘Fair to Agency Workers’. In terms of the current consultation, I echo the North West TUC’s three key concerns.
“First, as the recession continues, unscrupulous employers will dispose of agency workers as the cheapest and most convenient option. Secondly, that agency working will [...]

“As Labour Euro MPs we have been fighting to protect temporary agency workers. For too long there has been a two tier system in the workplace. Thanks to a new European law temporary agency workers can now expect equal pay and terms and conditions, including pension rights, paid leave, working time, access to employment, collective [...]

“I am pleased to support the North West TUC’s campaign for fair treatment for agency workers. We really cannot tolerate a situation in which agency workers get worse pay and worse conditions than permanent workers, for doing exactly the same job. I look forward to voting with my Labour colleagues in the House of Commons [...]

“Agency workers, many of them women, are getting a raw deal from unscrupulous employers who use them as cheap labour. That’s why I am delighted that the Government has pledged to ensure agency workers will get equal treatment with permanent workers. The North West TUC has been instrumental in drawing attention to their plight and [...]