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Temporary agency work for lenders and hirers

Anyone who lends employees to other businesses or uses agency workers is operating under the Temporary Agency Work Act. The first module explains when agency work applies, who needs a licence and which exceptions small businesses can use, how the lending contract must be labelled and how the 18-month maximum period is counted. The second covers equal pay and its limits under collective agreements, the hirer's own duties, the deemed employment relationship when lending is void, liability for contributions and wage tax, and the fines.

Intermediate2 modules47 minModule 1 free to read

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By the end of this course, you can…

These outcomes are the modules' own: the promise cannot say anything the course does not teach.

  • recognise when using outside workers is temporary agency work rather than a contract for work
  • apply the licence requirement and the exceptions in section 1(3) and section 1a AÜG to your own business
  • place the application, time limit, renewal and expiry of a lending licence on a timeline
  • draft the lending contract so that labelling and naming of the worker are settled before the first working day
  • calculate the maximum assignment period, including earlier assignments that are counted
  • place the equal treatment principle of section 8 AÜG and its deviations by collective agreement
  • determine the time limits on a pay deviation for an assignment
  • meet your own duties as hirer on health and safety, vacancies and shared facilities
  • recognise when an employment relationship with the hirer arises and how the declaration of adherence works
  • estimate liability for contributions and wage tax and the fine ranges in section 16 AÜG

The programme, module by module

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  1. Module 122 minFree — no accountWhen agency work applies, who needs a licence and how long an assignment may lastWhat you will be able to do
    • recognise when using outside workers is temporary agency work rather than a contract for work
    • apply the licence requirement and the exceptions in section 1(3) and section 1a AÜG to your own business
    • place the application, time limit, renewal and expiry of a lending licence on a timeline
    • draft the lending contract so that labelling and naming of the worker are settled before the first working day
    • calculate the maximum assignment period, including earlier assignments that are counted
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  2. Module 225 minIncluded in the full courseEqual treatment, the hirer's duties and the consequences of void lendingWhat you will be able to do
    • place the equal treatment principle of section 8 AÜG and its deviations by collective agreement
    • determine the time limits on a pay deviation for an assignment
    • meet your own duties as hirer on health and safety, vacancies and shared facilities
    • recognise when an employment relationship with the hirer arises and how the declaration of adherence works
    • estimate liability for contributions and wage tax and the fine ranges in section 16 AÜG
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What you take away

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  • Participant handout (PDF)

    PDF

    • Learning objectives (2)
    • Key figures (8)
    • Mistakes to avoid (2)
    • Official sources (2)

  • Exercise workbook (Word)

    Word

    • Learning objectives (2)
    • Key figures (8)
    • Mistakes to avoid (2)
    • Official sources (2)

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