Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003: Core regulations governing the conduct of employment agencies and employment businesses in the UK, setting out obligations for agency conduct, contracts, and protection of work-seekers

Employment Agencies Act 1973: Primary legislation establishing the framework for regulating employment agencies and employment businesses in the UK

Agency Workers Regulations 2010: Ensures equal treatment for agency workers compared to permanent employees after 12 weeks, implementing EU Directive 2008/104/EC

Working Time Regulations 1998: Governs maximum working hours, rest breaks, and annual leave entitlements for workers including agency workers

National Minimum Wage Act 1998: Establishes the legal minimum wage requirements for all workers including agency workers

Employment Rights Act 1996: Sets out core employment rights including unfair dismissal, redundancy payments, and other statutory protections

UK General Data Protection Regulation: Post-Brexit data protection regulation governing how personal data must be handled and processed

Data Protection Act 2018: UK's implementation of data protection standards, working alongside UK GDPR

Equality Act 2010: Prohibits discrimination based on protected characteristics in employment and provision of services

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: Primary legislation for workplace health and safety requirements

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999: Detailed requirements for workplace risk assessments and health and safety management

IR35 Off-Payroll Working Rules: Tax legislation affecting contractors working through intermediaries, with specific requirements for agencies

Agency Workers (Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions) 2014: Specific tax rules applying to agency workers and staffing companies

Modern Slavery Act 2015: Requires businesses to ensure their supply chains are free from slavery and human trafficking

Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006: Sets out requirements for checking workers' right to work in the UK

Immigration Act 2016: Updates to immigration law including additional requirements for employment of foreign workers

Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004: Specific regulations for agencies supplying workers to agriculture, horticulture, shellfish gathering and food processing sectors

Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977: Regulates contracts by restricting how businesses can avoid liability through contract terms