UK/EU - UK Unions have vowed to oppose any move from the government to water down an EU directive that gives agency workers the same pension rights as permanent staff.
Under current proposals, agency workers have the right to join occupational pension schemes after only six weeks’ employment. But the Department of Trade and Industry is pushing for a nine-month...
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