Use of Agency Staff in Public Sector

The objective of this research is to improve the evidence base on the use of agency staff in the public sector. It is exploring in detail the extent to which relevant public sector organisations use agency workers, and analysing how HR practice and local and national labour markets (including skills availability, pay and working conditions) interact in influencing public sector workers’ decisions to work for employment agencies. The findings of this project will inform the UK Pay Review Bodies about the recruitment and retention picture, and help them to establish any implications of use of agency staff, in different contexts, for their pay recommendations.