Overtime

[kevin wooldridge]

I would disagree with Kevin about the employer issue: I think that if you used to work for Unit A, and are still under contract to Unit A and are paid by Unit A, you are employed by Unat A, even if Unit A is contracted by Unit B to supply labour rather than a direct client. You shoukd point your employer towards the Working Time Directive which prevents employers requiring staff to work more than 48 hours a week (whcih time would include travel from your normal place of work).

Martin I wouldn't dispute that. What I said was that employment law and H&S law states that sub-contracted staff are to be treated as 'employees' for the time that they are employed i.e they can't be treated less preferentially to 'normally' employed staff in terms and conditions etc. This would also be the same with agency or other staff bought in on short term or temporary contract staff.