# Use of Agency Staff in the Public Sector

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED](/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [National Institute of Economic and Social Research](/contract-winners/national-institute-of-economic-and-social-research/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £61,715
- Award date: 16 March 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 16 March 2016
- Contract end: 30 September 2016
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 6d432f91-95d0-4066-86fa-6ac114598f0c-91640
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-77c93f46-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

To explore in detail the extent to which relevant public sector organisations use agency workers, through analysis of how HR practice, local and national labour markets including skills availability, pay and working conditions all interact in employment decisions\. This will inform Review Bodies about the recruitment and retention picture and help them to establish any implications of use of agency staff, in different contexts, for their pay recommendations\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d432f91-95d0-4066-86fa-6ac114598f0c-91640)