Agency Regulations

Recruitment businesses, whether introducing candidates or supplying contractors and agency workers, are required to comply with various regulations, laws and tax rules.

The main governing regulations are the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (“the Conduct Regulations”). These contain numerous contractual and procedural requirements including specific rules relating to the structuring of transfer fees (such as temp-to-perm fees).

Compliance is a must, but a pragmatic approach can give your business the commercial edge. We provide advice and solutions matched to the particular needs and commercial objectives of your business.

We can help employment businesses and employment agencies to manage agency regulations including with:

Compliance advice
Client facing contract terms
Candidate facing contract terms
Procedural workflow and internal documents
Dealing with complaints from agency workers or BIS

Why Lawspeed?

Lawspeed was involved in the drafting of the Conduct Regulations from 2001 and was the architect of, amongst other things, the limited company opt out. As a leading adviser in the recruitment sector we are well placed to give practical advice on how these Regulations affect your business, the documents, contract terms and the procedural steps required.

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Compliance with Agency Regulations

Compliance with agency regulations is important for all recruiters, and is now a by word. This need not be seen as a negative, interfering with the sales process, but rather as a positive - following a process that is commercially beneficial. Indeed many of the requirements for process do make a good commercial sense in terms of locking in deals and thus value.

There are two aspects. First understanding the requirements. Second implementing them in a user friendly way. For the first see our EAA Regulations operating manual below, and for the second we have developed a process flowchart which works with your recruitment software - see Consultant Manager.

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EAA Regulations Operating Manual

As recruitment law specialists we have developed a comprehensive manual to guide even the most legal phobic recruiter through the maze of the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (“EAA Regulations”).

The detail has been translated into a user-friendly manual which every self-respecting recruiter will want to have close to hand. The manual breaks down the recruitment process into manageable chapters and each Regulation relevant to that particular part of the process is highlighted. Flowcharts and working examples help to clarify complex issues, for example on the point of transfer fees and quarantine periods.

The appendices include a set of supporting documentation, checklists and pro-formas with suggested formats for implementing the EAA Regulations within your organisation.