The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/93) are a statutory instrument forming part of UK labour law. They aim to combat discrimination of people who work for employment agencies, by stating that agency workers should be no less favourably treated in pay and working time than their full-time counterparts, who do the same work. It gives effect in UK law to the Temporary and Agency Workers Directive.
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