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AWR-Agency Worker Regulations Monday, October 3rd, 2011

What is AWR?

As you may be aware the AWR Agency Worker Regulations come into effect on 1st October 2011. The regulations are designed to protect agency workers from being mistreated and to give them equal working rights as permanent employees in the same role, with the same hirer. Some entitlements such as access to facilities and access to vacancies are eligible for workers from day 1- others such as pay and other basic working conditions come into effect after a 12 week qualifying period.

We along with other education recruitment agencies have received guidance relating to the implementation of AWR and are in the process of making arrangements to facilitate these new guidelines. We will advise you in due course of any further developments.

KILIMANJARO TREK FOR CHARITY Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Premier Education helping to staff schools in the Greater Manchester area, and to raise funds for the Five Stars Appeal,  Alistair McCrone, our MD, is taking part in a sponsored trek to the top of Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Makes a change from his usual holiday in the Orkneys!

The Five Stars Appeal is a local Manchester based charity committed to helping children with life threatening illnesses and has just completed the Five Stars Scanner Appeal providing a much needed MRI scanner for the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.

Alistair sets off on 5th August and if you would like to sponsor him please visit his Just Giving page at http://www.justgiving.com/alistair-mccrone.  The money raised will be presented to the charity at an event on the 7th October 2011.

If you would like further information about the charity you can check out their website at http://www.fivestarsappeal.co.uk