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Agency workers

Temporary agency workers offer great flexibility as an additional labour resource. They can fill in staffing gaps, often at very short notice, and can be engaged for anything from a few hours to weeks or months at a time.

Under the Agency Workers Regulations 2010, on completing a qualifying period with a hirer, agency workers qualify for the same basic employment conditions that they would have had if directly recruited.

If an employer wishes to take on an agency worker as a permanent member of staff, it may have to pay a “transfer fee” (sometimes known as a “temp to perm” fee) to the agency supplying the worker.


    • Coronavirus
    • Agency workers
    • Hospitality

    ‘Alarm’ over gaps in worker support goes unheeded say MPs

    by Rob Moss 29 Jul 2020
    by Rob Moss 29 Jul 2020

    Repeatedly raised concerns over gaps in support for workers and businesses during the coronavirus crisis continue to go unheeded, a...

    • Agency workers
    • Case law
    • Employment law

    Supreme Court to make final Uber ruling

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jul 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jul 2020

    Four years in the making – final decision on the employment status of Uber drivers will have huge ramifications for the gig economy.

    • Coronavirus
    • Agency workers
    • Manufacturing

    Jaguar Land Rover cuts temporary staff

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Jun 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Jun 2020

    Jaguar Land Rover is to cut the number of temporary workers it employs on its factory floors, putting up to...

    • Coronavirus
    • Agency workers
    • Bank holidays

    BEIS clarifies furlough holiday rules for staff and temps

    by Adam McCulloch 14 May 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 14 May 2020

    CJRS does not alter the position as to whether or not agency workers are entitled to accrue holiday.

    • Adoption
    • National living wage
    • IR35

    April 2020 employment law changes: eight tasks for HR

    by Eleanor Gelder 6 Apr 2020
    by Eleanor Gelder 6 Apr 2020

    Each April, HR professionals must ensure that their organisation complies with the latest round of amended employment laws and deadlines....

    • Agency workers
    • Coronavirus
    • Written statement of employment particulars

    Agency staff gain new rights under the Good Work Plan

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Apr 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Apr 2020

    Swedish derogation contracts finally become unlawful from today, as REC calls for coronavirus clarification for agency staff.

    • Written statement of employment particulars
    • Agency workers
    • Latest News

    What will happen to employment status and the Good Work Plan?

    by Sian Jackson 30 Mar 2020
    by Sian Jackson 30 Mar 2020

    Against the background of the coronavirus crisis, the changes coming in on 6 April and the proposed Employment Bill continue to narrow the gap between the status and rights of workers and employee.

    • Agency workers
    • Case law
    • Latest News

    Staff agency for top hotels discriminated against bearded Sikh man

    by Rob Moss 4 Dec 2019
    by Rob Moss 4 Dec 2019

    A Sikh man has won £7,000 after an agency which supplies staff to exclusive London hotels said it was not...

    • Agency workers
    • Latest News
    • Gig economy

    Gig economy: Uber launches on-demand jobs app ‘Works’

    by Rob Moss 3 Oct 2019
    by Rob Moss 3 Oct 2019

    Uber Technologies has launched a new app to put casual workers in touch with employers trying to fill vacant shifts....

    • National living wage
    • Agency workers
    • Zero hours

    Young and old most likely to miss out on paid holiday and payslips

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Sep 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Sep 2019

    The youngest and oldest staff working in atypical ways, such as temporary work, are the most at risk of missing...

    • Agency workers
    • Latest News
    • Gig economy

    Work no more insecure than 20 years ago

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Aug 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Aug 2019

    Work in the UK is no more insecure than it was in 1998, despite claims that there has been an...

    • National living wage
    • Agency workers
    • Financial penalties

    Single labour market body to enforce minimum wage and holiday rights

    by Rob Moss 16 Jul 2019
    by Rob Moss 16 Jul 2019

    The government has announced proposals for a single labour market enforcement body which will have powers to enforce minimum wage...

    • Agency workers
    • Apprenticeships
    • Career development

    Temporary workers missing out on skills development

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Jul 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Jul 2019

    Almost one million temporary workers are being excluded from skills development opportunities because of a poorly-designed apprenticeships system, the Recruitment...

    • Brexit
    • STEM
    • Agency workers

    Reliance on agency workers increases as confidence in economy drops

    by Rob Moss 24 Apr 2019
    by Rob Moss 24 Apr 2019

    UK employers are increasingly likely to hire agency workers amid continuing falls in confidence in the economy, according to the...

    • Brexit
    • Europe
    • Agency workers

    New EU employment law to be reviewed by Parliament post-Brexit

    by Rob Moss 6 Mar 2019
    by Rob Moss 6 Mar 2019

    Theresa May will today unveil how the UK government will handle emerging EU laws concerning workers’ rights after Brexit.
    The...

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