Employees who are called up to serve as jurors in the court system are protected by the law from dismissal or detriment (less favourable treatment).
Under the Agency Worker Regulations 2010, agency workers with more than 12 consecutive weeks' service (in the same role, with the same employer) are protected as of October 2011.
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