Guidance

Conduct Regulations 2003: guidance for employment agencies and employment businesses

Guidance for employment agencies, employment businesses and the recruitment sector on the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.

From:
Fair Work Agency, Department for Business and Trade, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate
Published
13 March 2008
Last updated
227 JuneApril 2026 — See all updates

Documents

OverviewConduct of theEmployment ConductAgencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 20032003: a brief guide for agencies

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The 'Conduct Regulations': Regulation 13

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The 'Conduct Regulations': Regulation 18

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The 'Conduct Regulations': Regulation 21

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Details

This guidance aims to help employment agencies, employment businesses and the recruitment sector to understand The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.

About the

Fair Work Agency 

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Regulation 13 - Notification of the charges and terms of offers

From 6 April 2020, Regulation 13A introduces a requirement to provide a ‘Key information document’ for agency workers. There are templates and guidance explaining this Regulation.

Regulation 18 - Information to be obtained from a hirer

The requirement to obtain a minimum amount of information from hirers regarding job assignments they are seeking to fill. That information is later passed on to the work-seeker.

Regulation 21 - Provision of information to work-seekers and hirers

The requirement to provide to work-seekers with a minimum amount information that they have obtained about job assignments that are being offered.

Updates to this page

Published 13 March 2008
Last updated 227 JuneApril 2026 href="#full-history">—+ Showshow all updates

  1. Removed PDF version with accessible html version. Content updated to reflect the role of the Fair Work Agency within employment agency standards.

  2. References to Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate changed to Fair Work Agency (FWA). From 7 April 2026 a new government agency called the Fair Work Agency (FWA) began operating. It replaced the Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate.

  3. Updated to reflect the 2019 amendments to the regulations.

  4. First published.

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