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We protect the rights of agency workers by ensuring that employment agencies and businesses treat their workers fairly. EAS is part of the Department for Business and Trade .
This guide has been produced to assist government and public sector organisations with writing agency briefs when buying communications and marketing services.
As an agency worker, you have certain rights when using temp, recruitment agencies or employment agencies to find work - pay, holidays, equal treatment, fees.
You’re an agency worker if you have a contract with an agency but you work…
Recruitment agencies cannot charge you a fee for finding or trying to find…
Your agency must give you information about the work they’re trying to…
From the day you start work you have a worker’s employment rights. You…
You’re entitled to the National Minimum Wage for all the hours you work,…
You may be able to get Statutory Maternity Pay, but you cannot get…
Entertainment agencies can charge you a fee: for finding you work, for…
Fashion and photographic model agencies can charge you a fee for finding…
Employers' responsibilities when using agencies to find staff, including health and safety, access to facilities, vacancies, continuous employment, transfer fees and complaints
Employment agencies and businesses must keep proper records and can be inspected by the Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate; the records you must keep, how long to store them and what happens if you're inspected
The rules for employment agencies and businesses: licences, vulnerable people, opting out, job advertisements, transfer fees, trade unions, terms and conditions and contracts, travel and accommodation for work-seekers
Find out if you're an employment intermediary and what you need to do to make sure your worker's tax and National Insurance is paid correctly.
How schools can get value for money, avoid fees and find local agencies who complete thorough background and safeguarding checks.
Services that the team provide to academics and officials
The VOA has standards of behaviour we expect of agents.
How to apply for a clinical trial including eligibility, phases, model IMPDs, costs and how to make changes to your application.
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering some humanitarian issues that may arise during the recovery phase of an emergency in the UK.
Help for agency workers who are paid through umbrella companies to understand their Key Information Document (KID).
International co-operation for export credit financing, how UK Export Finance works with the OECD, the EU, the Paris Club and the Berne Union.
We work to create better places for people and wildlife, and support sustainable development. EA is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs , supported by 1 public body .
ARIA will focus on projects with potential to produce transformative technological change, or a paradigm shift in an area of science. ARIA is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology .
How we evaluated pre-exposure prophylactic (preventative) treatments for COVID-19.
Find out about non-compliant umbrella companies using employment agencies to sell their tax avoidance schemes.
How to get scientific advice about your licence application from MHRA, including: submitting a request, your meeting with MHRA, fees.
Legal aid providers: find out how the LAA sets quality assurance standards and make sure you qualify.
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