Long blocked by the UK within the Council of the European union, the European directive on temporary work (see our dispatch No. 080986) was finally adopted in November 2008, shortly after the British government and the social partners reached an agreement on the issue (see our dispatch No. 080412). It guarantees equal treatment between temporary and permanent workers within the company which employs them, i.e. the same working conditions as regards working time, overtime, breaks, holidays, wages and so on. The agreement concluded by the British social partners in may 2008 provides that equal treatment as established in the European directive is only valid after 12 weeks in the job. For the transposition of the remaining provisions, the European legislation leaves the Member States free to decide, hence this consultation launched before the summer 2009.
ary work (see our dispatch No. 080986) was finally adopted in November 2008, shortly after the British government and the social partners reached an agreement on the issue (see our dispatch No. 080412). It guarantees equal treatment between temporary and permanent workers within the company which employs them, i.e. the same working conditions as regards working time, overtime, breaks, holidays, wages and so on. The agreement concluded by the British social partners in may 2008 provides that equ
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