Opting or Opting out

[DodgyAgent]

I have a belgian taking a 6 month contract and he has a bee in his bonnet about what is meant by opt in or opt out.
Some of the aspects of these seem worrying such as if he opts in will he have to be CRB checked? opting out means that he may not get paid for work he does.
I just want to understand some sort of perspective that is easy for him to understand whereby he will just opt out or opt in and just get on with it. the problem with it all as far as I can see is that it is all designed to protect low level temporary workers, but it just happens to have drawn in contractors who have to comply.
It is driving me mad
Is there somewhere I can get a simple understanding and perspective of it?

[rd409]

I have a belgian taking a 6 month contract and he has a bee in his bonnet about what is meant by opt in or opt out.
Some of the aspects of these seem worrying such as if he opts in will he have to be CRB checked? opting out means that he may not get paid for work he does.
I just want to understand some sort of perspective that is easy for him to understand whereby he will just opt out or opt in and just get on with it. the problem with it all as far as I can see is that it is all designed to protect low level temporary workers, but it just happens to have drawn in contractors who have to comply.
It is driving me mad
Is there somewhere I can get a simple understanding and perspective of it?

You are an agent. Force him to opt out.
HTH.
Dave.

[DodgyAgent]

You are an agent. Force him to opt out.
HTH.
Dave.

I dont care what he does as long as he does something.

[northernladuk]

Have you asked him to read the guides on this very site or search the forums???

[Arturo Bassick]

If he has already been interviewed and offered then he is opted in unless you want to make a back dated opt out which is probably illegal.

If he is opted in then YOU have certain legal obligations. You are required that he is qualified and experienced, that he is who he says he is etc.

Have you read the regulations? I thought you were a rec con?

[SimonMac]

Have you told him he's not cut out for this contracting lark?

[northernladuk]

Have you told him he's not cut out for this contracting lark?

He's a ******* agent, he isn't cut out for anything, that's why he is an agent.

[SimonMac]

He's a ******* agent, he isn't cut out for anything, that's why he is an agent.

So you are saying those who can do, those who can't pimp?

[Doggy Styles]

If he's Belgian he's probably related to Poirot.

[DodgyAgent]

I do not normally deal with this as most contractors we place have arrangements in place.
So where on this site is a guide to opting in/out?