12th October 2011, 01:38 PM
Actually the situation is slightly simpler and also slightly more complicated than any of the replies have so far suggested. Ask yourself this question? Who will be your employer during the time you are sub-contracted?.
Whilst you may be getting your wages paid through your original employer, all H&S legislation and employment law says that for the time you are engaged on that job you are an employee of the company that are contracting your services in. Therefore whilst you may have a contract that has terms and conditions that are applicable to your original employment for the time you are contracted out you should be seeking clarification of your employment rights, terms and conditions and H&S procedures from the contracting employer.
No doubt your current employer will say the terms are identical and therefore you have nothing to worry about, but I would suggest that a risk assessment needs to be carried out on the fitness of workers to work after a 2 hour drive and the reverse at the end of the day as an absolute minimum requirement. You should talk to your trade union about this. They have experts in these matters....
Whilst you may be getting your wages paid through your original employer, all H&S legislation and employment law says that for the time you are engaged on that job you are an employee of the company that are contracting your services in. Therefore whilst you may have a contract that has terms and conditions that are applicable to your original employment for the time you are contracted out you should be seeking clarification of your employment rights, terms and conditions and H&S procedures from the contracting employer.
No doubt your current employer will say the terms are identical and therefore you have nothing to worry about, but I would suggest that a risk assessment needs to be carried out on the fitness of workers to work after a 2 hour drive and the reverse at the end of the day as an absolute minimum requirement. You should talk to your trade union about this. They have experts in these matters....
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