Agency Worker Agreement — Word & PDF Template

This agency worker agreement sets out the terms between a recruitment agency and a temporary worker placed on assignment with hirers. It reflects the Agency Workers Regulations and helps agencies engage temps clearly and compliantly.

Who is this template for?

It is intended for employment businesses, recruitment agencies and temporary workers in England and Wales. Use it where workers are supplied to client hirers on a temporary basis rather than employed directly.

What does the template include?

The agreement is structured into numbered clauses covering the engagement end to end:

• Parties — identifies the agency and the agency worker.
• Nature of engagement — the status and basis of the arrangement.
• Assignment details — placements with client hirers.
• Agency Workers Regulations — rights after qualifying periods.
• Remuneration — pay rates and how they are calculated.
• Holiday pay — entitlement and accrual.
• Sickness — absence and statutory sick pay.
• Conduct during assignments — standards expected on placement.
• Confidentiality — handling of confidential information.
• Termination of assignment — ending a placement.
• Restrictions on direct engagement — temp-to-perm and transfer terms.
• Pensions — auto-enrolment arrangements.
• Governing law and jurisdiction — England and Wales.
• Signatures — execution by both parties.

Easy to customise

The template works in Microsoft Word, Google Docs and LibreOffice. Fill in the highlighted fields, edit clauses to match your agency’s practice and remove anything that does not apply.

Format and scope

Supplied as an editable Word (.docx) file and a ready-to-print PDF, formatted to A4. Written in plain British English with light, general references to England & Wales law.