XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX you need to see IBI's link and advice at the top of this thread the link and advice are sound. The idea for temps is that your hourly rate is your hourly rate and over 12 months you are entitled to 4 weeks paid leave but only if you a. take leave or b. have leave left over at the end of your assignment. Agencies should not be advertising hourly rates as inc of holiday, it is NOT legal and those dim so called 'consultants' need to get with the programme. Don't let the agencies mess you about, this is the law. I disagree with the post above...there are no good agencies or so called 'consultants' only bad ones and really bad ones. Sending CV's and setting up meetings isn't very difficult and just because they make lots of cash they think they are clever.....they can only make that cash when people like us do the work for them though so make sure you get what you are entitled to.