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"Although I have enlisted the help of other agencies to find me work, Lucy Walker Recruitment have been the only agencies Ive used due to how quick off the mark they are at finding me a suitable position, both between lectures at University and also when I needed permanent employment. I always recomended them"
"My Consultant has been brilliant throughout and so supportive - including listening to my worries and tears of job when I not only got a job but ’THE JOB OF A LIFETIME’. Thank you so much!!"
"I''d just like to take this opportunity to say thank you for the help you offered me during my short time with Lucy Walker Recruitment. I have recommended your agency to friends who may require assistance from agencies in the future as I felt you gave me the best service out of all the agencies I signed up with, of which there were about nine, I just wish I had found out about you earlier!"
"This is the second job my Consultant has found for me and she has always worked with a professional yet friendly attitude. She can''t be faulted. I‘d recommend anyone to Lucy Walker Recruitment"
"The best agency in Leeds I have been to. My Consultant provided a high standard of service, she is very professional and it was a pleasure to work with her. I‘d highly recommend your agency."
"My Consultant is by far the most diligent and effective job consultant I have ever worked with. She is an outstanding asset to Lucy Walker Recruitment and the reason that I have used the company repeatedly."
"I really enjoyed working with you ladies. Thank you for all your help in getting me a fab job. I look forward to working with you again - to find me an assistant."
"I have never used the services of a recruitment agency before and I am exceptionally pleased with the service."
Employer Testimonial
"Having signed up with various recruitment agenices upon being made redundant, I found Lucy Walker Recruitment to be the most efficient and professional. Genuinely commited to helping me find employment as opposed to just another name in the system."
"We always use your service because it is so reliable and you are very accommodating – and cheerful! - when we occasionally have to change our requirements at the last minute!"
"Our Consultant was very tuned in to our requirements and understood fully what we wanted from a candidate. I would strongly recommend her in the future."
"Within a couple of days of meeting, Lucy Walker Recruitment, they found me the perfect candidate. From start to finish all the staff were very friendly and professional. I shall definitely be using them again."
"After constant trouble with other recruitment agencies, I can not believe how different and professional Lucy Walker Recruitment is to everyone else. I want to thank everyone there for their help.
"Lucy Walker Recruitment have successfully placed many great candidates within our Company by listening to what we need and really understanding the calibre of candidates we‘re looking for. They are eager to help and it is a pleasure to work with them. They offer a truly professional service."
"I am happy to say that I have always had a courteous, prompt and professional service from the staff at Lucy Walker Recruitment. They are an excellent recruitment agency and come highly recommended."
AWR-So What does it all mean ?
What is AWR?
European legislation aimed to protect the rights of temporary Workers within the work place
Am I protected by AWR While at LWR?
You will be if you are an agency worker through PAYE.
If I am protected by AWR, what does that mean for me?
From the first day of your assignment:
(i) You will be entitled to access facilities provided by the hirer (e.g. an on-site canteen). However, you will not get beneficial treatment in terms of access to these facilities, for example, if there is a waiting list, you will join that waiting list. You will not have an automatic right to access off-site facilities not provided by your hirer (e.g. subsidised access to an off-site gym).
(ii) You have the right to be informed about vacancies at your hirer. You do not have the right to any beneficial treatment in the recruitment process.
Your hirer or their onsite recruitment team will be able to tell you what your “day 1 rights” are.
After a 12 week qualifying period:
(i) You will be entitled to the same basic terms and conditions of employment as if you had been recruited directly by the hirer. Terms and conditions include key elements of pay, holiday entitlement, working hours and rest breaks.
(ii) You will not be entitled to company sick pay, pension, maternity, paternity or adoption pay or redundancy pay. Your Assignment Schedule should detail your “12 week rights”.
What affects my qualifying period?
A new qualifying period will begin where:
(i) you start a new assignment with a new hirer.
(ii) you start a substantially different assignment with the same hirer.
(iii) you have a break of more than 6 weeks between assignments in the same role.
Your qualifying period may be paused where:
(i) you have a break of less than 6 weeks between assignments in the same role.
(ii) you go on holiday.
(iii) planned shut downs (e.g. Christmas shut downs).
(iv) you are sick (for up to 28 weeks).
(v) you are on jury service (for up to 28 weeks).
The qualifying period keeps ticking during maternity, paternity and adoption leave and absences due to pregnancy.
You should be notified if any changes are to be made to your Assignment Schedule as a result of achieving the qualifying 12 week period.
If I started in my assignment before 1 October 2011 when AWR takes effect, will my qualifying clock reflect that?
No. Your qualifying clock will start from 1 October 2011 regardless of when you started in your assignment.
Who should I be treated the same as once I achieve my qualifying 12 week period?
An employee or worker recruited directly by the hirer who does broadly similar work to you (they could be based at another site). Alternatively, your terms and conditions could be based on the hirer’s policies and standard practices (e.g. all employees are entitled to 25 days holiday every year plus bank holidays) or a collective agreement.
A full explanation of AWR can be found on the BIS website: