Call for investigation into “bogus” self-employment

Construction union, UCATT, has written to HMRC requesting an urgent investigation into the conduct of employment agencies, who it says are deliberately avoiding paying millions of pounds in taxation when employing construction workers.

UCATT says construction companies are increasingly using agency workers in order to avoid paying holiday pay, sick pay and other benefits. It also says that in order to boost profits, employment agencies are increasingly requiring construction workers... (490 more words)

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