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Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EAS)

EAS press releases

Thirty-eight agencies in the teaching and childcare sectors have been issued with warnings by the EAS (14 January 2010)

Strengthened EAS Delivers on Protection for Vulnerable Agency Workers (3 December 2009)

11 employment agencies warned by the EAS (2 November 2009)

£125k recovered for workers (26 August 2009)

Rail workers win back wages (19 June 2009)

Guidance about employment agencies

Guidance about employment agencies can be found on Directgov (for workers) and businesslink.gov.uk (for employers or employment agencies):

Directgov agency worker and employment agency guidance

businesslink.gov.uk setting up an employment agency guidance

businesslink.gov.uk taking on agency worker guidance

Detailed guidance on the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 is provided by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Guidance on the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (162KB)

Pay and work rights helpline

If you have a question or want to make a complaint about an employment agency, you should contact the Pay and Work Rights Helpline:

• fill in the Pay and Work Rights Enquiry Form on Directgov
• call the Pay and Work Rights Helpline on 0800 917 2368.