I have been reflecting on my hon. Friend's opening remarks about the unintended consequences of the Bill. Clause 5 defines an agency worker as"““any person who is supplied by an…employment agency””."
Can he envisage what will happen if a happy couple who have employed a group of musicians from an employment agency to perform at their wedding reception, decide that they want the group to go on after the resident band at the hotel? That could lead to litigation under the Bill as drafted. That would be an unintended consequence.
Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Greg Knight
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 22 February 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill.
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