IIM Expert Panel to Dispel Uncertainty over AWR

August 2011

38% of Interim Managers “have no clue” how AWR will impact them, 20% expect a detrimental effect 

London, 5th August 2011 – With the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) becoming law on 1st October 2011, the Institute of Interim Managers (IIM) Expert Panel will discuss the impact of these new rules and answer questions, at a special event next month.

According to the IIM’s recent Interim Management Survey 2011, 38 per cent of interim managers “have no clue” how these regulations will affect them while a further 20 per cent anticipate a detrimental effect. In the same survey, 31 per cent of interim management service providers felt that AWR would have a detrimental impact on interim managers.

On 8th September 2011, the IIM will bring together a panel of experts, including some who were actively engaged in shaping this legislation, to discuss the impact of AWR upon the interim management community and to advise on the steps which interim managers need to consider. The event is open to all interim managers and service providers who wish to learn more about these important regulations.

The IIM expert panel will consist of:

Adrian Marlowe LLB – Managing Director of Lawspeed and a leading authority on Recruitment Law

Tom Hadley – Director of Policy and Professional Services, REC

Michael J Linden FCA – Senior Partner at Nyman Linden

Melanie Metcalf CIPD – a practising HR Interim Manager

The event, sponsored by Veredus (voted the leading interim management service provider in the IIM’s Interim Management Survey) and Lawspeed, will be held at The Hatton, Covent Garden, London. The panel discussion will be followed by a buffet and networking event.

Tickets are £15 for IIM members and £25 for non-members. Further information is available, and placed can be booked, online at: http://www.iim.org.uk/show-events/awr-ask-the-expert-panel/

ABOUT THE AGENCY WORKERS REGULATIONS

The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 are the UK enactment of the EU’s Agency Workers Directive. Their main purpose is to ensure “ensure the appropriate protection of temporary agency workers through the application of the principle of equal treatment and to address unnecessary restrictions and prohibitions on the use of agency work.”

Whilst clearly intended to protect low-paid and vulnerable workers, many have expressed concern that an unintended consequence of the regulations may be to adversely impact the work of those senior professionals – such as interim managers – who are established as independent, freelance businesses, but who often source clients through brokers such as interim management service providers who may be classed as “agencies” under the regulations.

Further information from the Department of Business Innovation & Skills:

http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/employment-matters/strategies/awd

http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/employment-matters/docs/a/11-949-agency-workers-regulations-guidance.pdf

ABOUT THE INSITITUTE OF INTERIM MANAGEMENT

Founded in 2001, the Institute of Interim Management (IIM) is the pre-eminent professional body for practitioners of Interim Management in the UK. The IIM is the voice of the Interim Management profession and the Institute’s focus on professional development, best practice sharing and accreditation ensures that the IIM and its members represent the provision of professional, accredited expertise on demand.

For further information, please visit the IIM’s website:

http://www.iim.org.uk/.

The IIM’s sixth, annual Interim Management Survey can be found at:

http://www.iim.org.uk/survey/.

Bookings for, and further information on, the IIM Expert Panel on AWR

can be found at:

http://www.iim.org.uk/show-events/awr-ask-the-expert-panel/

IIM PR Contact:

Andrew Munro

Phone: +44 7801 881347

E-mail: Andrew.munro@iim.org.uk

Other IIM Contacts:

Ad van der Rest

Co-Chairman

Phone: +44 7793 593862

E-mail: Ad.vanderrest@iim.org.uk

Hilary Husbands

Co-Chairman

Phone: +44 7739 391991

E-mail: Hilary.husbands@iim.org.uk