• The rights of agency workers as the law stands in the UK
• The progress of current domestic  and  EU legislative initiatives
• The Employment Agencies Act – what you should expect from an agency

• What measures is the Directive likely to include?
• What, if any liabilities are employers likely to face in wake of the European Workers Directive and how can we circumnavigate them?
• How will the Directive affect agency worker engagement rates going forward?
• How can industry make the most of flexible staff 

• The labels we use
• The differences between a worker and an employee
• Why it matters
• Key criteria for an employment relationship
• Case studies

•  Permanent Vs Temporary: Why we turned to interim staff
• Why are more people choosing to be agency and temporary workers rather than full than full time employees?
• Selecting and motivating temporary and freelance consultants?
• Performance measure and management techniques
• Monitoring temporary staffing costs
• Retaining talent on an ‘as required’ basis

• Saving costs through unpaid holiday leave, and reductions in pay or hours
• Legal considerations and potential routes to agreement
• Cross over with redundancies
• Other considerations (including contractors, freelancers and home workers)
• Dealing with employee requests for flexible working

• Why you should be strategic rather than reactive in your approach to flexible resourcing
• Key trends to date and what the future holds
• Forecasting temporary staff requirements in advance
• Examples of strategies employed to date and benefits realised

• Selecting recruitment agencies to best partner with to create strategic long-term relationships
• The relationship between the agency, HR team and the line
• Why implement a PSL? (Preferred Supplier List)
• Measuring agency performance and SLA’s

Your chance to pose questions to the chair and this afternoon's speakers