Solutions - AWR
AWR Compliance
RIZE Recruitment delivers fully AWR-aligned recruitment solutions - ensuring equal pay, accurate tracking, and total peace of mind from day one.
Navigate AWR
with Confidence
Temporary hiring in the UK comes with legal obligations - and we help you meet them with ease.
With 20+ years of experience in regulated labour markets, we manage every aspect of temporary workforce compliance, from onboarding and payroll to entitlement tracking and pay benchmarking. Whether you're hiring to scale delivery, cover absences or support short-term demand, we ensure your business is protected and your workforce is treated fairly.
RIZE embeds AWR compliance into every process. We monitor milestones, align entitlements and maintain all documentation - so your business remains fully protected.
What Is AWR?
Understanding Agency Workers Regulations (AWR)
The Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) are UK laws that give agency workers the right to equal treatment after 12 weeks in the same role. That includes:
• Equal pay
• Annual leave entitlement
• Rest breaks and working hours
• Access to facilities and collective rights
Failure to comply can result in backdated claims, audits or reputational risk. RIZE helps organisations avoid these outcomes through structured, transparent processes and compliant documentation.
Why AWR Compliance Matters
Without dedicated oversight, businesses can unintentionally fall short of AWR regulations. Common pitfalls include:
• Misclassifying workers
• Failing to monitor the 12-week threshold
• Inconsistent pay benchmarking
• Unclear or outdated contract terms
Why Choose RIZE?
Your AWR Compliance Partner
RIZE goes beyond traditional staffing, we’re your AWR compliance partner.
With 20+ years of experience and a team of contract specialists, we keep clients audit-ready and fully protected.
With RIZE, You Get:
- Equal treatment tracking - we monitor all assignment durations
- AWR-aligned contracts - built to match legislation and your policies
- Transparent pay comparisons - ensuring fair treatment from day one
- Ongoing compliance support - so nothing falls through the cracks
- Specialist recruiters who understand your sector and the law
From first assignment to week 13 and beyond - we’ve got you covered.
Where we
Place AWR
Compliant Talent
RIZE delivers compliant staffing solutions that support operations from day one, while protecting your business throughout the contract lifecycle.
Their combination of speed and accuracy in meeting our requirements first time was impressive.
I am happy to recommend RIZE. My experience of their service is really positive, given that they were able to source a highly skilled and experienced candidate, for a board sponsored project, in only eight days from specification to hire.
Simon Broome
Director of HR Operations, Cable & Wireless
Trust is so important in this relationship.
I rely on RIZE to be honest with me at all times, even if I might not want to hear what they are saying. I trust their integrity so am able to make good recruitment decisions and get the best people into post quickly.
Julian Devan
Senior Project Manager, Orange
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