Agency Worker Directive and Regulations 2010

Agency Worker Directive and Regulations 2010

Since the Government announced on 19 October that it will not be amending the Agency Workers Regulations, BIS officials have been developing draft guidance in partnership with key stakeholders, representing the interests of agencies, hirers and agency workers. This is now available for comment until Friday April 15. BIS will consider your comments before finalising the guidance, due to be published on Business Link at the end of April or soon after, allowing the necessary time for all parties to prepare for the changes in advance of the regulations coming into force in October 2011.

Separate guidance will be available for agency workers on the direct.gov website around the same time. Please note that supplementary guidance for agency supply teachers is currently being developed with the Department for Education and will be available on their website at the end of April. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been involved in the guidance development so far, your contributions and constructive feedback have been greatly appreciated.