Probably inspired by the dissenting judgments in a United States Supreme Court case called Adams v. Tanner, the International Labour Organization's first ever Recommendation was targeted at fee-charging agencies.
1 called for each member to "take measures to prohibit the establishment of employment agencies which charge fees or which carry on their business for profit.
This can result in a pay difference between actual employees of a worksite, and those working there through labour hire; a aspect that has been criticized by the Australian Labor Party.
The problem related to the Temporary agency work in Europe has formally achieved its maturity through the implementation of the Council Directive 2008/104/ECafter nearly three decades of debate.
It Following the provisions in the Burgerliches Gesetzbuch (Civil Code) on the law of leasing goods or finance, the agency relationship is seen as a triangular arrangement, with different obligations on each side.
The UK's main piece of legislation falls under the Employment Agencies Act 1973, which required licensing until 1994.
There is an exception, for employment agencies working in the agricultural, shellfishing and food packing sectors, under the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004.