Posted By Darren (Daz) Fraser
Morning and a happy new year to you all

Hypothetical question I have been asked

Agency supplied staff member, has an accident that results in more than 3 days absence.

Who reports ? - the agency that supplies the staff (employee of the agency) or the company (customer of the agency) the agency supplies the staff too.

How could you determine that the agency would supply the same person for the following X number of days, or the company only required the temporory staff for 1 - 3 days.

All the agency representatives that I have spoken too are under the impression that it would be the responsibility of their customer (the company)rather than themselves, and some company representatives are under the impression it is the responsibility of the agency as it is their employee.

My own view is that the company should report as though it was a member of their own staff, would be most interested in others viewpoint.

If the temp then pursued a claim, who would they claim from, - the agency that they work for as an employee or the company that they worked at? and why.

Posted By Heather Collins
This has been discussed before here at GREAT length with no agreement!

Try a search using the words agency and RIDDOR.

Here's one such thread. http://www.iosh.co.uk/in...iew&forum=1&thread=13439

Posted By Anwar Afzal
If the agency staff was directly employed by the agency then it would be the agency who reports it, however if the individual is working on a self employed basis as a contractor to the agency and the company, then it is down to him/her to report it.

I hope this will clear the confusion