A controversial EU Directive, which threatens to have a severe impact on interim managers, will not be implanted until at least April next year.
However, during a recent speech to the TUC Conference in Liverpool, Prime Minister Gordon Brown indicated that the Agency Workers Directive will be included in the new legislative programme for the next parliamentary session.
According to an organisation that represents agencies finding work for interim managers, the news would be widely welcomed.
Kevin Green, Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said this is a welcome development and shows that the Government is listening to the voice of the recruitment industry.
The REC's recent Report on Jobs showed that temporary and permanent placements were beginning to rise after nearly 18 months of decline.
Green went on to say that the availability of a flexible labour force will be key for struggling businesses climbing out of a recession and any early implementation of the Directive could kill off these green shoots.
The REC will continue to lobby strongly on the delay of the implementation of this Directive until the end of 2011, he added.