UK reward metrics · Pay

How do UK organisations handle agency worker benefits beyond the AWR minimum?

Source lumi HRBase 199 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

67.8%Statutory only

67.8% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Statutory only” on agency worker benefits beyond the AWR minimum (base: 199 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

Full parity 12.6% Partial 19.6% Statutory only 67.8%
Agency worker benefits beyond the AWR minimum (base: 199 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Agency worker benefits beyond the AWR minimum: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Full parityrare12.6%
Partialrare19.6%
Statutory onlycommon67.8%

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

Whether agency workers get benefits beyond the statutory Agency Workers Regulations week-12 entitlement — occupational sick pay, employer pension contributions, discretionary bonus, recognition, discounts, EAP — with a not-applicable option for organisations using no agency workers. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/agency-worker-benefits-beyond-the-awr-minimum
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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