Factsheet 6 - Maternity rights under the AWR

The Regulations give agency workers with the right to equal treatment in terms of pay, working conditions, access to client on-site facilities and job vacancies. Additionally the Regulations make changes to existing employment legislation to extend some maternity rights to agency workers, which presently only apply to employees. In this factsheet, we look at the maternity rights that the Regulations introduce for agency workers and the implications for agencies.