Health and safety for gig economy, agency and temporary workers

5. Sector-specific guidance

The majority of gig, agency and temporary workers work in agriculture, construction, transport/logistics, hospitality and cleaning.

Further specific guidance for these sectors is available in the following sources.

  • Agriculture[5]
    Many workers will be recruited for seasonal work in the agriculture sector, like crop harvesting.
  • Construction[6]
    Casual or part-time workers are common in the construction sector's supply chain.
  • Transport/logistics[7]
    This sector includes those working as couriers or delivery drivers.
  • Catering and hospitality[8]
    Catering and bar workers are often recruited for temporary jobs or one-off events.
  • Cleaning[9]
    Workers in the cleaning sector will often be on temporary contracts.

View a printable version of the whole guide[11]

Link URLs in this page

  1. Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/vulnerable-workers/gig-agency-temporary-workers/index.htm
  2. Definitionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/vulnerable-workers/gig-agency-temporary-workers/employer/definitions.htm
  3. Roles of suppliers and end user businesseshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/vulnerable-workers/gig-agency-temporary-workers/employer/roles-of-suppliers-end-user-businesses.htm
  4. Accident reportinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/vulnerable-workers/gig-agency-temporary-workers/employer/accident-reporting.htm
  5. Agriculturehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/hsagriculture.htm
  6. Constructionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/safetytopics/index.htm
  7. Transport/logisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/roadsafety/index.htm
  8. Catering and hospitalityhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/catering/majorrisks.htm
  9. Cleaninghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/cleaning/topics/index.htm
  10. Previous page Accident reporting https://www.hse.gov.uk/vulnerable-workers/gig-agency-temporary-workers/employer/accident-reporting.htm
  11. View a printable version of the whole guidehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/vulnerable-workers/gig-agency-temporary-workers/employer/print.htm
  12. Guidance on the health and safety of gig economy, agency and temporary workershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/vulnerable-workers/gig-agency-temporary-workers/index.htm
  13. Your health your safety: A brief guide for workershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg450.htm
  14. Health and safety basics for your business https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/index.htm
  15. Lone workers: your health and safetyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lone-working/worker/index.htm

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