Member

In Amendments 36 and 38, I believe the noble Lord wishes to introduce a new framework of joint liability between the agency and the hirer when an agency worker is due a payment for a shift cancelled, moved or curtailed at short notice under paragraph 21 of Schedule 1. I believe the noble Lord wants the agency and hirer to be able to agree how to share liability, and for the agency to be exempt from any payment where the hirer accepts full responsibility. He also suggests a power for the Secretary of State to make provisions to determine liability in case of dispute.