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Agency Workers and Self-employed

Commons · Question 99163 · Tabled 11 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 19 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

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.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 19 Dec 2025

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...