Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate
Encyclopedia
The Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate is a division of the Employment Relations Directorate, part of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
, which is meant to oversee employment agencies operating in the United Kingdom
. It takes complaints and investigates breaches of the Employment Agencies Act 1973
and the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Businesses Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/3319).
2002–03, budget expenditure £659,000
2003–04, budget expenditure £581,000
2004–05, budget expenditure £566,000
It carried out 1,054 investigations in 2004 and convicted 8 people for breaching the Employment Agencies Regulations (see the Employment Agencies Act 1973
), all in the entertainment industry. There are over 17,000 private recruitment agencies in the UK, representing an industry turnover in excess of £25 billion a year.
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform was a United Kingdom government department. The department was created on 28 June 2007 on the disbanding of the Department of Trade and Industry , and was itself disbanded on 6 June 2009 on the creation of the Department for Business,...
, which is meant to oversee employment agencies operating in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It takes complaints and investigates breaches of the Employment Agencies Act 1973
Employment Agencies Act 1973
Employment Agencies Act 1973 is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament and part of a wider body of UK agency worker law. It regulates the conduct of employment agencies which recruit and manage temporary and permanent labour. It applies to approximately 17,000 employment agencies operating in the UK...
and the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Businesses Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/3319).
Accounts
According to the Minister for Employment in 2005, the Inspectorate has the following resources,2002–03, budget expenditure £659,000
- 12 regionally based Inspectors
- 3 Managers also with inspection powers
- 5 Helpline staff (to receive complaints, advise and answer worker and agency questions)
2003–04, budget expenditure £581,000
- 12 regionally based Inspectors
- 3 Managers also with inspection powers
- 4 Helpline staff (to receive complaints, advise and answer worker and agency questions)
2004–05, budget expenditure £566,000
- 12 regionally based Inspectors
- 3 Managers also with inspection powers
- 4 Helpline staff (to receive complaints, advise and answer worker and agency questions)
It carried out 1,054 investigations in 2004 and convicted 8 people for breaching the Employment Agencies Regulations (see the Employment Agencies Act 1973
Employment Agencies Act 1973
Employment Agencies Act 1973 is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament and part of a wider body of UK agency worker law. It regulates the conduct of employment agencies which recruit and manage temporary and permanent labour. It applies to approximately 17,000 employment agencies operating in the UK...
), all in the entertainment industry. There are over 17,000 private recruitment agencies in the UK, representing an industry turnover in excess of £25 billion a year.
External links
- DBERR consultation on the NMWA 1998 and the EASI
- Written answer from minister on Hansard, 23.06.2004, col. 1455W
- Written answer from minister on Hansard, 5.07.2005, col. 284W