Temporary Agency work and the information society

But how justifiable is this idea of the generalized leasing of employees? Howacceptable is it under both labour law and social justice consideration?Although th... » 

But how justifiable is this idea of the generalized leasing of employees? Howacceptable is it under both labour law and social justice consideration?Although these important questions have been asked repeatedly for many yearsno answers acceptable to all parties have yet been found. Accordingly in April2003 a group of outstanding authorities practitioners ILO officialsacademics policymakers jurists and labour expertsmet in Brussels toreconsider these issues in light of the ongoing discussion on the proposeddirective and the major labour market developments which have taken place inmany countries over the last few years. Among the considerations raised theseand recorded in this book are the following the potential role of private employment agencies as fully integratedmanpower providers the wages and working conditions of workers who are put at the disposal ofusers guarantees of equal treatment and other social protection provisions fortemporary workers the possible development of a dualemployer scheme of agency and user and continuing work diversification and its acceptability to the various actorsand interests involved. «