At last month’s Unite conference the country’s biggest trade union stepped up its campaign to gain improved rights for agency workers, highlighting they face discrimination and lower pay than other employees.

Unite also believe that agency staff, including many migrants, are being used to drive down pay and conditions across the public sector and in private companies.

The conference heard from agency staff in Salford, Greater Manchester, working for the local authority as refuse collectors and street cleaners, and paid up to £2 an hour less than full-time staff.

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