In a consultation with the business minister Pat McFadden, the organisation has identified a range of issues which need to be addressed before the European Union legislation is implemented.
The group is calling for more clarity on how the AMD will exclude self-employed workers, guidance on which bonus payment need to be offered to temporary employees and strategies for reducing the amount of unnecessary bureaucracy companies face.
REC director of external relations Tom Hadley said: 'Our immediate priority is to work with government on the official guidance document that will underpin the regulations. Getting this right will lift some of the fog over how equal treatment will work in practice.'
The latest JobsOutlook report, published by the REC, found that there was an increase in awareness among employers about the AWD recently, after 85 per cent of firms said they have heard of the directive - growing from less than half when a survey was conducted 18 months before.
The group is calling for more clarity on how the AMD will exclude self-employed workers, guidance on which bonus payment need to be offered to temporary employees and strategies for reducing the amount of unnecessary bureaucracy companies face.
REC director of external relations Tom Hadley said: 'Our immediate priority is to work with government on the official guidance document that will underpin the regulations. Getting this right will lift some of the fog over how equal treatment will work in practice.'
The latest JobsOutlook report, published by the REC, found that there was an increase in awareness among employers about the AWD recently, after 85 per cent of firms said they have heard of the directive - growing from less than half when a survey was conducted 18 months before.
