Construction Sector AWR Impact

Impact of the Agency Workers Regulations on the Construction Sector

The construction industry is beginning to strengthen. Clearly as the sector grows, usage of temporary staff will increase. This is forecasted to gradually amplify over the forthcoming months. Sarah Ledger, author from construction PMI said “"the June UK construction PMI data signalled another strong increase in activity”.

The Construction Purchasing Managers Index , where a rating above 50 signals growth, scored 58.2 in April, 58.5 in May and 58.4 in June. The growth is continuing steadily, which meets with the forecasts and recorded statistics below.

From analysing data from our clients de Poel can see that the average number of weeks a temporary agency worker will be assigned for is little more than the qualifying period, hopefully making the transition to the AWR easier than most industries.

However, temporary agency workers tend to work at a number of locations and are provided by several agencies - this means businesses in the construction industry need to implement a sophisticated tracking system to ensure the qualifying period is accurately calculated.