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(1)A principal must not discriminate against a contract worker—

(a)as to the terms on which the principal allows the worker to do the work;

(b)by not allowing the worker to do, or to continue to do, the work;

(c)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;

(d)by subjecting the worker to any other detriment.

(2)A principal must not, in relation to contract work, harass a contract worker.

(3)A principal must not victimise a contract worker—

(a)as to the terms on which the principal allows the worker to do the work;

(b)by not allowing the worker to do, or to continue to do, the work;

(c)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;

(d)by subjecting the worker to any other detriment.

(4)A duty to make reasonable adjustments applies to a principal (as well as to the employer of a contract worker).

(5)A “principal” is a person who makes work available for an individual who is—

(a)employed by another person, and

(b)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).

(6)“Contract work” is work such as is mentioned in subsection (5).

(7)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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