The government has set out plans to protect vulnerable agency workers and clamp down on rogue companies in its strategy paper 'Success at Work'.

The paper's suggestions include a provision that means agencies will no longer have to provide workers on assignments of less than five days with written information, as long as details such as qualifications and rate of pay are included in the agency's terms and conditions.

The paper suggests giving workers a clear right to withdraw from accommodation, transport or other services provided by an agency without suffering any detriment.

Banning the taking of fees on the day where agencies hold open call castings and possibly for up to a week afterwards, is also raised in the consultation paper.

Also mentioned in the Paper is defining in law what can be included as a reasonable cost when a talent agency seeks a fee for including an individual's details in a publication in addition to providing work-finding services.

Employment relations minister, Jim Fitzpatrick (pictured), says: "Many agency workers choose temporary positions as it fits their lifestyle and allows them to choose their working pattern. The government's focus in this consultation is on those agency workers who are vulnerable, to make sure they know their rights.

"We have also announced the creation of two vulnerable workers pilot projects in London and Birmingham to help vulnerable workers secure their rights and improve their skills as well as helping employers comply with the law."