An agency worker works through an agency which finds them jobs. As an agency worker you will either have a contract for services or a contract of employment with the agency who finds you work. This work is often called ‘temporary work’, ‘temping’ or ‘agency work’.
What are agency workers rights?
As an agency worker, you have the same rights as other employees and workers to: be paid at least the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage. not have any deductions from your pay that are not legal. be paid on time and by the agreed method. receive payslips.
Can agency workers become permanent?
The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 govern the terms and conditions of agency workers. Most importantly temporary agency workers have the right to the same basic employment and working conditions, such as pay and holidays, as permanent staff once they have worked for 12 weeks in the same role for the same hirer.
What kind of agency do you work for?
Agencies can include recruitment agencies, for example ‘temp agencies’. You’re also an agency worker if you look for work through entertainment and modelling agencies. You’re not an agency worker if you: find work through an agency but work for yourself – you may be self-employed.
What to do if you are not an agency worker?
You’re not an agency worker if you: find work through an agency but work for yourself – you may be self-employed use an agency to find permanent or fixed-term employment – check with the company that hired you.
How are workers paid in an employment agency?
Workers under these arrangements are paid by the business instead of the company they’re supplied to. When a business does both it has to follow the rules for both employment agencies and employment businesses.
Can a self employed person be an agency worker?
You’re also an agency worker if you look for work through entertainment and modelling agencies. You’re not an agency worker if you: find work through an agency but work for yourself – you may be self-employed.
