The latest APSCo legal updates for October 2025.
JobsAware / Department for Business and Trade - workers survey
JobsAware are collaborating with the Department for Business and Trade to gather insights from workers on their experience with agency and umbrella work, with a particular focus on Key Information Documents (KID). JobsAware are requesting your support with getting this survey in front of relevant workers. By helping to distribute this government-backed survey, you’ll be supporting efforts to gather valuable feedback that will shape future policies and practices, including a review of current regulations relating to KID. Your support can make a real difference in improving the agency work landscape.
CMA - Guidance on Competition Law in the workplace
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a guide setting out what organisations need to consider from a competition law perspective when recruiting workers and setting pay and other working conditions.
The guidance covers the following three main types of anti-competitive behaviour in labour markets:
- No-poaching agreements,
- Wage-fixing, and
- Exchanging competitively sensitive information.