Section 41

A principal must not discriminate against a contract worker— as to the terms on which the principal allows the worker to do the work; by not allowing the worker to do, or to continue to do, the work; in the way the principal affords the worker access, or by not affording the worker access, to opportunities for receiving a benefit, facility or service; by subjecting the worker to any other detriment. A principal must not, in relation to contract work, harass a contract worker. A principal must not victimise a contract worker— as to the terms on which the principal allows the worker to do the work; by not allowing the worker to do, or to continue to do, the work; in the way the principal affords the worker access, or by not affording the worker access, to opportunities for receiving a benefit, facility or service; by subjecting the worker to any other detriment. A duty to make reasonable adjustments applies to a principal (as well as to the employer of a contract worker). A “principal” is a person who makes work available for an individual who is— employed by another person, and supplied by that other person in furtherance of a contract to which the principal is a party (whether or not that other person is a party to it). “Contract work” is work such as is mentioned in subsection (5). A “contract worker” is an individual supplied to a principal in furtherance of a contract such as is mentioned in subsection (5)(b).

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04