Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000
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The Part-time Workers Regulations 2000 is a UK labour law measure which requires that employers give people on part time contracts equal pay to people on full time contracts who do the same jobs. It implements EU Directive 97/81/EC, and forms part of the European Union
s programme to combat discrimination of atypical workers. Because the large majority of part time workers are female, it is also an important attempt to combat sex discrimination.
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
s programme to combat discrimination of atypical workers. Because the large majority of part time workers are female, it is also an important attempt to combat sex discrimination.
Texts of EU and UK legislation
- Council Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 concerning the Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC - Annex: Framework agreement on part-time work
- Implemented under Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000, SI 2000/1551
- Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP
- Implemented under Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002Fixed Term Employees Regulations 2002 form a UK statutory instrument aimed to protect employees who have fixed term contracts...
, SI 2002/2034
- Implemented under Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002
- Directive 2008/104/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on temporary agency work
- Implementation: by 5 December 2011.
See also
- Employment discrimination law in the United KingdomEmployment discrimination law in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom employment equality law is a body of law which legislates against prejudice-based actions in the workplace. As an integral part of UK labour law it is unlawful to discriminate against a person because they have one of the "protected characteristics", which are, age, disability,...
- Agency Workers DirectiveAgency Workers DirectiveThe EU Temporary and Agency Workers Directive is an EU Directive agreed in November 2008 which seeks to guarantee those working through employment agencies equal pay and conditions with employees in the same business who do the same work...
- UK agency worker law
- McMenemy v Capita Business Ltd [2007]CSIH 25