| Deaneries to be exempt from Employment Agency Legislation |
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| Thursday, 12 November 2009 | |
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Deaneries are to be exempted from Employment Agency legislation, following a recent government Consultation. These changes were opposed by the British Medical Association, the British Dental Association and by Remedy.
The reason given for this exemption was that the potential consequences of getting Deaneries to comply with this legislation could hinder the recruitment of doctors and increase costs to the NHS. Remedy believes that this decision is wrong for three reasons. Firstly it means that the 'protection' afforded to other workers is denied to junior doctors. We also believe that the proposed legislation will open a loophole that can be exploited by other employment agencies in the medical field, relieving them of the tiresome burden of complying with legislation. And finally we believe that the status of Deaneries in Employment Law terms is now very unclear. The full government response to the consultation can be read here |