Hourly Rate being the minimum gross rate of pay that the Employment Business reasonably expects to achieve, for all hours worked by the Agency Worker.
3. ASSIGNMENTS AND INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED 3.1. The Employment Business will endeavour to obtain suitable Assignments for the Agency Worker to perform the agreed Type of Work. The Agency Worker shall not be obliged to accept any Assignment offered by the Employment Business.
3.2. The Agency Worker acknowledges that the nature of temporary work means that there may be periods when no suitable work is available and agrees that:
3.2.1. the suitability of the work to be offered shall be determined solely by the Employment Business; and
3.2.2. the Employment Business shall incur no liability to the Agency Worker should it fail to offer Assignments of the Type of Work or any other work to the Agency Worker.
3.3. At the same time as an Assignment is offered to the Agency Worker the Employment Business shall provide the Agency Worker with an Assignment Details Form setting out the following:
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations:
3.3.1. the identity of the Hirer, and if applicable the nature of their business;
3.3.2. the date the Assignment is to commence and the duration or likely duration of Assignment;
3.3.3. the Type of Work, location and details of hours during which the Agency Worker would be required to work;
3.3.4. the Actual Rate of Pay that will be paid, intervals and any expenses payable by or to the Agency Worker;
3.3.5. any risks to health and safety known to the Hirer in relation to the Assignment and the steps the Hirer has taken to prevent or control such risks;
3.3.6. what experience, training, qualifications and any authorisation required by law or a professional body the Hirer considers necessary or which are required by law to work in the Assignment; and
For the purposes of Section 1 of the Employment Rights Act:
3.3.7. any other paid leave such as maternity, paternity or adoption leave;
3.3.8. the details of pension entitlements and pensions schemes; and
3.3.9. any other benefits
3.4. Where the Employment Business does not give such information in paper form or by electronic means, it shall confirm the information by such means by the end of the third business day (excluding Saturday, Sunday and any Public or Bank Holiday) following except where:
3.4.1. the Agency Worker is being offered an Assignment in the same position as one in which the Agency Worker has previously been supplied within the previous 5 business days and such information has already been given to the Agency Worker and remains unchanged; or
3.4.2. subject to clause 3.5, the Assignment is intended to last for 5 consecutive business days or less and such information has previously been given to the Agency Worker before and remains unchanged, the Employment Business needs only to provide written confirmation of the identity of the Hirer and the likely duration of the Assignment.
3.5. Where the provisions of clause 3.4 are met but the Assignment extends beyond the intended 5 consecutive business day period, the Employment Business shall provide such information set out in clause 3.3 to the Agency Worker in paper or electronic form within 8 days of the start of the Assignment.
3.6. For the purpose of calculating the average number of weekly hours worked by the Agency Worker on an Assignment for the purposes of the WTR, the start date for the relevant averaging period shall be the date on which the Agency Worker commences the First Assignment.
3.7. If, before or during an Assignment or during the Relevant Period, the Hirer wishes to Engage the Agency Worker directly or through another employment business, the Agency Worker acknowledges that the Employment Business will be entitled either to charge the Hirer a Transfer Fee or to agree a Period of Extended Hire with the Hirer at the end of which the Agency Worker may be Engaged directly by the Hirer or through another employment business without further charge to the Hirer. In addition, the Employment Business will be entitled to charge a Transfer Fee to the Hirer if the Hirer introduces the Agency Worker to a third party (other than another employment business) who subsequently Engages the Agency Worker, directly or indirectly, before or during an Assignment or within the Relevant Period.
3.8. If the Agency Worker has completed the Qualifying Period on the start date of the relevant Assignment or following completion of the Qualifying Period during the relevant Assignment, and if the Agency Worker is entitled to any terms and conditions relating to the duration of working time, night work, rest periods and/or rest breaks under the AWR which are different and preferential to rights and entitlements relating to the same under the WTR, any such terms and conditions will be as set out in the relevant Assignment Details Form or any variation to the relevant Assignment Details Form (as appropriate).
4. AGENCY WORKER’S OBLIGATIONS
5. TIMESHEETS
6. PAY AND DEDUCTIONS
7. ANNUAL LEAVE
8. SICKNESS ABSENCE
9. TERMINATION
10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
11. CONFIDENTIALITY
12. DATA PROTECTION
13. SEVERABILITY
14. NOTICES
15. RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES 16. SCHEDULE: “QUALIFYING PERIOD” AND “TEMPORARY WORK AGENCY” For the purpose of the definition of "Qualifying Period" in clause 1.1 of these Terms, when calculating whether any weeks completed with the Hirer count as continuous towards the Qualifying Period, where:
17. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION These Terms are governed by the law of England & Wales and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England & Wales.
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