Specialist legal adviser to the recruitment industry, Lawspeed is launching new contracts and a step by step guide to help recruitment consultancies make a smooth transition to the new Employment Agencies Act Regulations which are due to come into effect in April this year.
Lawspeedís legal team is acknowledged as amongst the most knowledgeable in the UK on recruitment consultancy legislation and commercial practice. The new contracts, which will cover relationships with clients and temporary contract and permanent candidates, will reflect the new legislation and at the same time provide the best possible commercial protection for recruitment consultancies. Managing Director of Lawspeed, Adrian Marlowe commented, ëThe new Regulations impact on virtually all the key operational and commercial aspects of running a recruitment consultancy. Implementing them without expert help is a daunting task for recruiters, and means that senior managers could be diverted from their core activity ñ growing the business. Weíve produced the new contracts and a comprehensive Regulations guide to solve that problem. We aim to remove a huge burden from recruiters by helping them to implement the new Regulations in a practical way without compromising their relationships with clients, candidates and temporary workers.í
The Lawspeed legal team has been focussing closely on producing the new contracts and guidance, and running a successful series of special nationwide seminars on the Regulations and dealing with queries from its clients since the final edition of the new legislation was published at the end of 2003. Recruitment consultancies will be able to select the contract templates and terms of trading according to their business needs, and as part of the package will receive comprehensive information about how to use the new contract documentation. The new Regulations guidance will also feature unique documentation to help recruitment consultancies comply with the new law, such as ëopt-outí forms for limited company contractors. The guide also answers the wide-ranging questions that have been troubling callers to Lawspeed and delegates to its seminars since the Regulations were published. These include issues relating to timesheets, contractors opting out of the Regulations, and new obligations for obtaining information both before and after placement, working away from home or overseas, and contracting with other recruiters.
Adrian Marlowe commented, ëMany recruitment consultancies find the new Regulations confusing and are worried about how they are going to implement them in just a few weeksí time, given the very short lead period allowed by the DTI. The new contracts and step by step guidance manual will help them to understand the implications and to implement the new law as simply as possible and so save time and money. From the comments and feedback at our seminars, which have attracted hundreds of delegates, it is obvious that there is a huge demand for expert guidance with an emphasis on commercial issues.í
For more information about obtaining the new contracts and guidance manual contact Lawspeed Ltd on 01273 236236 or by visiting
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