No. Agencies can no longer charge an up-front fee, before finding work for you in the entertainment or modelling sectors. This was legal before 6 April 2004, but only in the entertainment and modelling businesses. It was already unlawful under the 1973 Employment Agencies Act for an agency to charge a fee to workers seeking placements in other industries and occupations.
The new regulations prevent agencies from requiring work-seekers to pay for additional services (such as CV writing, training, or the provision of personal protective equipment) as a condition of using the work-finding services of the agency.
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