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In agency work, where a worker’s sickness absence can be difficult to verify, it is essential that limitations on entitlement to statutory sick pay are applied in a way that acknowledges all those complexities. Without this safeguard, we risk creating a situation where employers within the agency sector are exposed to undue costs, which could lead to higher recruitment costs, reduced hiring in the sector and ultimately dampened job creation, a situation that we have to avoid at all costs, especially in the light of the current economic climate.