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Temporary work bill progresses

25 Feb 2008

Temporary work bill progresses Students who are considering getting temporary work during their gap year or during term time may be encouraged by the progression of the controversial bill on rights for agency workers.

More than 150 MPs turned out last Friday in support of the Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill, which would give people working in temporary jobs the rights of permanent employees.

The bill will now go to the committee stage where it will be scrutinised before a third reading.

Speaking on Friday, the Unite joint general secretary said: "The message today sent by Labour MPs to their government could not be any clearer. Nothing less than primary legislation, delivered now, can quell the clamour that has come from MPs, the Labour Party's ruling body and from the wider labour movement."

Following the vote, Gordon Brown has now said that he wishes to meet with union leaders in order to form a commission to investigate the issue of giving more rights to people in temp work.

The prime minister wishes to meet with unions in order to discuss the positives and negatives of giving more rights to temporary workers.

According to the Confederation of British Industry, if the bill was accepted it would mean 250,000 jobs in the UK would be lost.

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