Kocur v Angard Staffing Solutions Ltd & Anor

Kocur v Angard Staffing Solutions Ltd & Anor

The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 and Directive 2008/104/EC do not entitle agency workers to be allocated the same number of working hours as permanent employees; 'duration of working time' refers to the maximum length of any period of continuous work, not to a minimum or fixed number of hours per week.

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Parties
Appellant: Dominik Kocur; Respondent: Angard Staffing Solutions Limited; Respondent: Royal Mail Group Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
11 July 2019
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From Employment Appeal Tribunal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Agency Workers, Equal Treatment, Working Time, Employment Contracts, EU Law Implementation
Employment Law Labour Law Agency Workers Equal Treatment Working Time Employment Contracts EU Law Implementation

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Parties

Dominik Kocur

Appellant

Angard Staffing Solutions Limited

Respondent

Royal Mail Group Limited

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From Employment Appeal Tribunal

  1. 1 Whether agency workers are entitled to be allocated the same number of working hours as permanent employees under the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 and Directive 2008/104/EC

Ratio Decidendi

The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 and Directive 2008/104/EC do not entitle agency workers to be allocated the same number of working hours as permanent employees; 'duration of working time' refers to the maximum length of any period of continuous work, not to a minimum or fixed number of hours per week.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed