Paragraph 26 The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005I1

After regulation 3 insert—

“Agency Workers

3A.

(1)

Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply to an agency worker whose contract within regulation 3(1)(b) of the Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (contract with the temporary work agency) is not a contract of employment.

(2)

For the purposes of regulations 3, 4 and Schedule 1, any agency worker who has a contract with a temporary work agency shall be treated as being employed by that temporary work agency for the duration of that agency worker’s assignment with the employer.

(3)

In these Regulations “assignment” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 and “temporary work agency” has the same meaning as in regulation 4, of the Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011.”.