Legal resources

Knowledge Centre: Legal Resources

ARC members have access to a wealth of legal resources relating to both recruitment and employment

The information is grouped by subject matter, and offers a combination of member briefings, advice notes, FAQs, practical advice and supporting documentation to address relationships with candidates, clients and internal employees, including

  • A comprehensive, practical guide to the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003, addressing all aspects of the recruitment process with practical examples and supporting documentation.
  • Advice on IR35 and the MSC legislation.
  • The Agency Workers Regulations 2010, accompanied by advice notes relating to various options for addressing the legislation, and supporting documentation.
  • A plethora of FAQ’s relating to subjects including unfair dismissal, the working time regulations, data protection, employment status and maternity pay.

Select the topic or information you are looking from the drop down menu, and hopefully this will provide you with the information you need. If you are looking for more information please let us know. We offer the ARC Research Tool as a facility for identifying and collating information and could save you hours of your own time.


The resources have been prepared by our legal partner Lawspeed Limited, specialists in recruitment law for over 15 years.

The resources are designed to offer general advice in a straightforward and understandable manner. These pages are not however a substitute for specific legal advice relating to a particular matter.

Please note advice on this website (written and webinar) is correct at the time of production. However, neither Lawspeed nor ARC can guarantee that any advice is up to date and you should take direct advice in relation to any current matter.