1. 1 AGENCY WORKER REGULATIONS 2010 Joanna Powell Employment Department BTMK Solicitors LLP

2. 2 STATISTICS Currently between 0.5 million and 1.5 million Agency workers Over 17,000 agencies £26 billion industry

3. 3 WHO IS COVERED? Temporary Work Agencies: Supplies workers to third parties (hirers) on temporary basis Has a contract with the worker but does not give any direct instructions to the worker

4. 4 Who is covered (2) The Temporary Worker: Contract between agency and worker No permanent placement Subject to supervision and direction of hirer Cannot be in business on their own account

5. 5 Who is covered (3) The Hirer: Company Partnership Sole trader Public body

6. 6 Out of scope Genuine outsourcing arrangements The genuinely self-employed In-house staffing banks

7. 7 DAY ONE RIGHTS Access to collective facilities and amenities: A staff common room Toilet / shower facilities Access to a workplace creche Access to company transport facilities

8. 8 Collective facilities and amenities Objective justification: cost? impractical? organisational nightmare?

9. 9 DAY ONE RIGHTS Access to information on job vacancies Fair treatment in accessing vacancies is NOT fair treatment in selecting employees

10. 10 What to do next Have a thorough induction process: Physical inspection? Handout?