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Employment Agencies Act 1973

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In its original form, the act provided for a system of licensing. Each business which wanted to set up an employment agency was required to have a license which would be denied or revoked if set standards (e.g. no registration fees for workers; no advertising of non-existent jobs) were not followed.
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prohibit the charging of fees, except in a small number of mostly arts related professions (e.g. modelling). The additions made in 2003 were few, primarily relating to confidentiality of information and candidate qualification checks.
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which recruit and manage temporary and permanent labour. It applies to approximately 17,000 employment agencies operating in the UK. It was introduced by a
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case where a conservative bench, with liberal judges dissenting, decided that a Washington state law prohibiting employment agencies was "
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section 31 with schedule 7 empowering the Secretary of State to make further regulations affecting agencies and their workers.
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The act came at the same time as similar reforms around Europe, for instance, the German
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An Act to regulate employment agencies and businesses; and for connected purposes.
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Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002
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The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003
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Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000
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Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003
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Regulations prescribing further detailed rules were implemented in 1976.
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In 2003 new regulations were introduced, replacing those from 1976. The
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Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006
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The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004
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Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention (Revised), 1949
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Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention, 1933 (shelved)
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Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
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Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
Citation
1973
Kenneth Lewis
England and Wales
Scotland
Royal assent
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
United Kingdom
UK agency worker law
employment agencies
private member's bill
Kenneth Lewis
Rutland and Stamford
Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz
deregulation
Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994
Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate
Employment Relations Act 1999
Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003
UK labour law
UK agency worker law
Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004
Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill
Robert Owen
Labour Bureau (London) Act 1902
Labour Exchanges Act 1909
Adams v. Tanner

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