Fair’s Fair

ACCESSING LABOUR SUPPLY

FAIR’S FAIR

POOR PROCUREMENT PRACTICE

FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON THE LABOUR USER FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON THE LABOUR PROVIDER

POOR PERFORMANCE, REPUTATIONAL RISK, NON-COMPLIANCE

WORKER EXPLOITATION

Fair’s Fair is an awareness and education programme to support the commercially sustainable procurement of agency labour so that workers never pay the price of poor purchasing practice.

“Payment of fair charge rates to labour providers that enable business sustainability and do not foster worker exploitation or tax evasion is a core ALP policy priority. By understanding the true cost of ethical labour supply and defining fair procurement practice, labour users and labour providers can work together to ensure their labour supply is fair, sustainable and free from exploitation.”

David Camp Chief Executive Principle 1: Fair for labour providers

Charge rates are sufficient to meet statutory and contractual requirements and provide a sustainable margin.

78%

reported payment terms of 60 days or more

54%

reported retrospective discounts

76%

were repeatedly paid late

16%

were subject to discounts for prompt payment

70%

said clients required extra services at no extra cost

19%

were subject to entry fees or ‘prebates’

48%

said that a client had asked them to absorb part of a statutory annual increase

36%

reported that clients had refused to cover a statutory cost

ACCESSING LABOUR SUPPLY

FAIR’S FAIR

Principle 2: Fair for labour users

Ethical labour standards for agency workers are adhered to and reputation is protected.

Principle 3: Fair for workers

Workers receive the pay and rights to which they are legally and contractually entitled; ensure they can work safely and are treated fairly in accordance with established ethical labour standards. To support this, ALP and partners have produced a short animated video particularly for use by labour providers and employers to use in interviews for migrant job seekers and inductions for workers in lower skilled roles in the UK, explaining how to avoid problems, their rights at work, and where and how to report issues. The video is available in English, Bulgarian, Gujarati and Romanian and is free to all to download on the ALP Just Good Work and video resources pages.

Download our toolkits and checklist from the Fair’s Fair area of our website Help Centre.