Regulation of recruitment sector (employers)

The Government’s consultation on its proposals to simplify and streamline the regulation of the recruitment sector closed on 11^th April 2013. The proposals will seek to replace the current regime with a simple regulatory framework which will:

Restricts charging fees to agency workers;

• Makes it clear who is responsible for paying agency workers;
• Does not prevent agency workers from moving between jobs and connected with this, temp-to-perm transfer fees should be reasonable;
• Gives agency workers confidence to use the recruitment sector and the ability to assert their rights.