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Agency workers

The traditional picture of agency working arrangements involves an "agency worker" (an individual, often referred to as a temp) who signs up with an employment business (commonly referred to as the employment agency) and then works in one of the employment business's clients. In this typical triangular scenario, the agency worker enters a contract with the employment business and the employment business enters a contract with its client.

The employment business then sends the agency worker to the client, but the worker does not enter any separate contractual arrangement directly with the client. The employment business pays the agency worker and remains as a contractual and payment intermediary between the agency worker and the client. Traditional agency working arrangements are, in some cases, complicated by the agency worker's services being provided through an intermediary company. This may take a number of different forms, but the main forms are through a personal service company or a managed service company. It is not always clear if an agency worker is an employee and, if so, who is the employer.

The employment status of an individual is important for a number of reasons. For example, certain important legal rights only apply if an individual is an employee. We can produce the necessary agreements for your business and guide you through any issues that you may have regarding the status of your staff.

If you require information or a consultation call us now on 0800 046 3065.

 

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