Rights under the Agency Workers Regulations 2010

Since 1 October 2011, agency workers have additional rights under the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (AWR 2010). These rights are based on the principle of equality of treatment with comparable direct employees of the hirer and are intended to implement European law — the Agency Workers Directive. They divide into rights available from Day 1 of an assignment and rights available after 12 weeks in the same role with the same hirer.