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When I was an agency driver, I was paid perhaps 10-20 per cent more than on-the-books employees.  And it was just for the hours I worked.  No work, no pay.  No sick leave, no paid holidays.  But, the responsibilities were the same.  What restrictions do you mean?  Before I met her, my wife was a temping secretary in London - paid much more than on-the-books staff got.  But the employers benefited by the flexibility of using temps only when needed. As a agency driver, I had the flexibility of stopping working for a certain employer if I did not like the way I was treated - and I used that choice more than once.  It cut both ways.