Types of employment status

An agency worker is someone who is supplied by an employment business/agency to work for the hirer under a contract of employment or other such contract as agreed between the employment business/agency and the hirer.

An apprentice is someone who is engaged through an employment contract to undertake a course of training and learning in order to practice a skilled trade or profession.

Young workers are workers who are over school-leaving age and are under 18.

Posted workers are sent by their employer to temporarily work abroad in another European Union member state.

Piece workers are paid for the work that they produce rather than the number of hours worked.