Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2015 to Question 228233, what the most common breaches of obligations under the (a) Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 and (b) Employment Agencies Act 1973 identified by the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate are.

The most common breaches of the obligations under the Conduct Regulations are:

Regulation 12 - Withholding payment for work undertaken

Regulation 13 – Information to be given in writing about goods or services provided by the agency

Regulation 14 – Terms to be agreed with a work-seeker

Regulation 15 – Specific information to be contained in the terms agreed under Regulation 14

The most common breach of the obligations under the Employment Agencies Act is charging for work finding services which is a breach of Section 6 (1) of the Employment Agencies Act 1973.