{"longTitle":"A Bill to provide for the protection of temporary and agency workers; to require the principle of equal treatment to be applied to temporary and agency workers; to make provision about the enforcement of rights of temporary and agency workers; and for connected purposes","summary":"<p>The Bill would provide for equal treatment between agency workers and those working directly for an employer, in respect of &lsquo;basic working and employment conditions&rsquo; including pay. </p><p><strong>Key areas</strong></p><ul><li>The Bill&rsquo;s provisions largely follow EU Commission proposals produced in 2002 for an EC Directive which has failed to make progress at the European Council of Ministers </li><li>There are detailed provisions on enforcement allowing for the creation of a regulatory authority, appointment of statutory officers and provision for alternative dispute resolution.</li></ul><p>The Bill was withdrawn at Committee stage.</p><p> </p>","sponsors":[{"member":{"memberId":428,"name":"Andrew Miller","party":"Labour","partyColour":"d50000","house":"Commons","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/428/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/428/contact","memberFrom":"Ellesmere Port and Neston"},"organisation":null,"sortOrder":1}],"promoters":[],"petitioningPeriod":null,"petitionInformation":null,"agent":null,"billId":224,"shortTitle":"Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill","formerShortTitle":null,"currentHouse":"Commons","originatingHouse":"Commons","lastUpdate":"2008-08-13T14:10:00","billWithdrawn":null,"isDefeated":false,"billTypeId":7,"introducedSessionId":21,"includedSessionIds":[21],"isAct":false,"currentStage":{"id":1426,"stageId":8,"sessionId":21,"description":"Committee stage","abbreviation":"CS","house":"Commons","stageSittings":[{"id":1350,"stageId":8,"billStageId":1426,"billId":224,"date":"2008-05-07T00:00:00"},{"id":1460,"stageId":8,"billStageId":1426,"billId":224,"date":"2008-05-14T00:00:00"},{"id":1559,"stageId":8,"billStageId":1426,"billId":224,"date":"2008-05-21T00:00:00"}],"sortOrder":4}}