The REC has responded swiftly to reports that the government is drawing up plans to remove the legal restriction on agency workers being hired to replace striking workers.
Responding to this news, Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), which represents UK recruitment agencies, said: “Repealing the ban on agency workers replacing workers who are on strike is the wrong policy. It puts agency staff and agencies in a completely unfair position. Government’s focus, like any other employer, should always be on trying to resolve the issues in an industrial dispute. The REC will strongly oppose any moves to change the law.”
