AWR rains down changes on umbrellas

13 September 2012

A recent roundtable event highlighted long-range effects Agency Workers Regulations will have on umbrella companies. Colin Cottell reports

The advent of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) will have profound effects on the umbrella industry, according to recruiters and umbrella company representatives, who last week attended a Parasol roundtable chaired by Recruiter editor DeeDee Doke in London.

Umbrellas operate right at the heart of the recruitment industry, with many umbrella workers supplied by...

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