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The BIS has published the final guidelines on the Agency Workers Regulations. The guidelines vary very little from the draft publish last month, with mostly just tweaks to clarify wording.  In a statement Employment Relations Minister Ed Davey said: “The agency sector is a key part of the UK’s flexible labour market.  It provides the flexibility needed for employers to meet surges in demand, cover temporary absences or cope with seasonal fluctuations and provides a route into employment for thousands of individuals.

What is a Driver CPC? - In 2003 the European Union agreed that all commercial goods vehicle drivers must undertake vocational training, this training is referred to as a Certificate of Professional Competence or CPC. The aim of the Driver CPC is to improve road safety & fuel efficiency and to help a driver meet the demands arising from the developing transport market

This qualification should not be confused with the Transport Managers CPC, which is  a different and higher level, regarded as a level 3 (driver CPC is regarded as level 2)

Almost everyone who legally works in the UK is entitled to receive a minimum level of pay. This is called the national minimum wage. Employees/workers can be paid more than the minimum wage but must not be paid less.

Generally if you are legally allowed to work in the UK your employer must pay you at least the appropriate minimum wage. This includes home workers, agency workers, part-time workers, casual workers, pieceworkers and foreign workers.

The current National Minimum Wage rates are:

Keeping up-to-date with changes in employment law and considering the impact they may have on both our clients and agencies is of the utmost importance to de Poel. As a vendor neutral service provider with a national network of recruitment agencies, we issue regular legislative bulletins and briefs, keeping both clients and recruitment agencies informed of legislative changes.