There was an interesting article in the New York Times today about the "permalancing" concept so popular in the US which I wrote about in my blog entry last week about the new EU protections for temp workers. "Permalancers" are people who work regular full-time hours, but are classified as "freelancers" by their company so they don't have to give them benefits.
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12
2007
Europe's Temps Set for Full Benefits
By GulfStreamBlues on Tuesday, December 4 2007, 17:08
It looks like the UK is going to lose the battle in Brussels over a new
law that would give temporary workers the same full rights as full-time
staff.
A
government source told The Times today that the issue is being linked
in with the working-time directive restricting employees’ hours, and
that given the fact that only four EU countries oppose the measure as a
whole, Britain will be forced to accept the change under
qualified-majority voting rules at a council of ministers meeting
tomorrow.