UK Statutory Instrument SI 2019 United Kingdom

Agency Workers (Amendment) Regulations 2019

These Regulations, which are made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, amend the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (“the 2010 Regulations”). The 2010 Regulations implement (in England and Wales and Scotland and, in relation to some provisions, also Northern Ireland) Council Directive 2008/104/EC of 19th November 2008 on …

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Enforced by
Employment Tribunal
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Employer1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
TULRCA 1992 72 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.004 Requirement to provide written statement Regulated
  • Provide agency workers with a written statement of pay rightsEmployer
s.009 Review Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must review agency worker regulations and publish reportsCrown / Minister / Government department
7 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Amendments to the Agency Workers Regulations 2010
s.005 Unfair dismissal and the right not to be subjected to detriment
s.006 Special classes of person
s.007 Saving provision
s.008 Consequential amendments

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

Manage your employees

A comprehensive journey for UK employers covering the full employment lifecycle - from ongoing payroll and compliance duties through to managing workforce …

Run a retail business

Ongoing compliance and operational guidance for established retail businesses

Engage and manage agency workers

Your legal obligations when using agency workers, including day-1 rights, the 12-week qualifying period, and equal treatment requirements.

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.