Employment Agencies in the Spotlight: <i>Equity and Others v Talent Systems Europe Limited (t/a Spotlight)</i>

Abstract This note considers the recent case of Spotlight. The case concerned the legal status of a platform providing information on performers in the entertainment industry. The High Court concluded that it was not an ‘employment agency'. The note argues that Spotlight was wrongly decided, and that the platform is an ‘employment agency’ as defined under the relevant legislation. This has broader implications for the role of intermediaries in labour markets.