Agency workers: employment status risks

Published on: 27/12/2023

Factsheet on agency workers and their employment status.

It is important for a business to know who its employees are and who its workers are.  This distinction is not always clear.  Confusion can often arise when the business engages agency workers, particularly if the agency workers are engaged over a long period. A worker has access to certain key employment protection rights, including rights.

For more details about the AWR, please refer to Buddy’s factsheet on Agency Workers.