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Agency Workers and Self-employed

Asked by Damian HindsConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 19 December 2025UIN 99163

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he expects any shift from direct waged or salaried employment towards (a) self employment and (b) use of temp and staffing agencies as a result of measures in the Employment Rights Bill.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The Government published a comprehensive package of analysis on the impact of the Employment Rights Act and this is available here: http://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill-impact-assessments

This includes analysis on wider impacts, and considers potential employment effects.

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