Temporary Agency Work and the Information Society

But how justifiable is this idea of the generalized leasing of employees? How acceptable is it under both labour law and social justice consideration? Although these important questions have been asked repeatedly for many years, no answers acceptable to all parties have yet been found. Accordingly, in April 2003 a group of outstanding authorities- practitioners, ILO officials, academics, policymakers, jurists, and labour experts-met in Brussels to reconsider these issues in light of the ongoing discussion on the proposed directive and the major labour market developments which have taken place in many countries over the last few years. Among the considerations raised these (and recorded in this book) are the following: - the potential role of private employment agencies as fully integrated manpower providers; - the wages and working conditions of workers who are put at the disposal of users; - guarantees of equal treatment and other social protection provisions for temporary workers; - the possible development of a dual-employer scheme of agency and user; and, - continuing work diversification and its acceptability to the various actors and interests involved.