October 20th 2008 - Temporary Worker Agencies

Delivered by Derek Clark on 20 October 2008

Tags: temporary, worker, agencies, commission, employers

Speech to Parliament Strasbourg Oct 20th 2008 Debate; Temporary Worker Agencies Madam President this has been batted to and fro between the Commission and Council right from 2002,- 6 years.

There has been no common position until June this year, so they pass to Parliament like a hot potato. Is this sudden change of mind due to the current economic downturn? Whether that is so or not it will not help in these times of falling employment, because; The report says that temporary workers are to be paid the same as a permanent, full-time worker; Wrong.

At one end the temporary agencies use it to get young people a start in life, that will go. At the other end inexperienced workers will be paid the same as an experienced long time employee, which goes right against established practice and discourages employee loyalty, which is so important to many employers.

More experience = more skill = more pay This is bad move, reject it.

Derek Clark MEP Strasbourg Oct 20th 2008