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Welcome to the REC's online Legal Guide. The Legal Guide is a key benefit for REC members, dealing with over 50 topics on employment and commercial law. 

For ease, we have categorised these topics as follows: 

  1. Introducing candidates for permanent/direct engagement by clients
  2. Supplying temporary workers (not limited company contractors)
  3. Supplying limited company contractors
  4. Managing your own employees 

If you want to browse all of the topics covered, please see the alphabetical list below. 

Please use the left hand navigation to view the entire REC Model Document Library, the bi-monthly Legal bulletin magazine, the REC Legal webinars and the details for the REC Legal Helpline.

 

A N
Advertising and marketing National Minimum Wage
Agency Workers Regulations 2010
P
B
Parental leave
Bribery Act 2010
PAYE and NICs
C
Part time workers
Children and young workers
Pensions
CIS Provision of Services Regulations
CITB R
Conduct Regulations 2003 
Record keeping
Criminal records
Recovering unpaid fees
D
References
Data protection
Right to work
Disclosure and Barring Service
S
Disciplinary and dismissals
Security clearance
E
Shared parental leave (ShPL)
Employment status
Shared parental pay (ShPP)
Employee contracts and terms
Statutory adoption leave (SAL)
Equality Act 2010
Statutory adoption pay (SAP)

Statutory maternity leave (SML)
Fixed term employees Statutory maternity pay (SMP)
Flexible working
Statutory paternity leave (SPL)
G
Statutory paternity pay (SPP)
Gangmasters licencing
Statutory sick pay (SSP)
H Supplying limited company contractors
Health and safety (employees)
Supplying temp workers (not LCCs)
Health and safety (temp workers)
T
Health checks
Time off for employees
Holiday leave and pay for employees
Transfer fees
Holiday leave and pay for temps
Travel expenses

TUPE
Insurance V
Introducing permanent candidates
VAT
ITEPA
W
L
Working away from home
Licences and registration
Working time and rest breaks
M
Z
Managing your own employees
Zero hours contracts
Modern Slavery Act 2015










 

Can’t find what you are looking for? 

Please call the Legal Helpline on +44 (0) 20 7009 2199 available Monday to Friday, 8.30am-5.30pm or email us at legal@rec.uk.com. Please quote your corporate membership number when calling or emailing us.

Disclaimer

The information contained in the REC Legal Guide is generic advice provided for guidance only.  We endeavour to ensure that the information provided in the REC Legal Guide is accurate and accept no liability for errors or omissions.  We recommend that members seek detailed legal advice on any of the areas covered here by either contacting the REC Legal Helpline, the REC legal business partners or using their own external advisers.

The REC Legal Guide contains links to external websites where more detailed and specific guidance can be found.  The REC is not responsible or liable for the content of third party websites.

 

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