This term commonly refers to an individual who is supplied by an employment agency to work for another (the 'end user'/ 'principle'). In such cases the recruited worker is an employee, and the business is their employer and has responsibility for their health and safety in the same way as for all their employees. This could include taking on additional retail staff during busy summer or Christmas periods, or taking on administrative staff to meet short term increases in work. Definitions Temporary EmployeesĪ business might recruit workers directly for short periods of time without using a third party agency. In this guidance "employment agency" means the business (whether or not carried on with a view to profit and whether or not carried on in conjunction with any other business) of providing services (whether by the provision of information or otherwise) for the purpose of finding persons employment with employers or of supplying employers with persons for employment by them.Īn "employment business" means the business (whether or not carried on with a view to profit and whether or not carried on in conjunction with any other business) of supplying persons in the employment of the person carrying on the business, to act for, and under the control of, other persons in any capacity.
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This guidance will help users and suppliers of agency/temporary workers and agency/temporary workers understand their health and safety responsibilities.