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
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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
Legal Issues
- 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
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