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We must be mindful that agency workers, who often work on temporary short-term assignments, present a unique set of challenges. Employment businesses are intermediaries between the worker and the employer, which means they lack the close working relationship that a traditional employer has with their employees. These businesses are responsible for ensuring the worker receives payment and benefits, but they do not have the same ability to assess the veracity of sickness claims, particularly when workers are placed across different client companies. By limiting the application of Section 155(1) to workers employed by employment businesses, we believe that we are addressing these practical challenges.