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“In a bid to boost their flagging finances the government is intent on pushing tens of thousands of workers into the misery of being employed by umbrella companies and taxed like millionaires.
“Unite fully supports a crackdown on bogus self-employment which denies workers even the most basic employment rights, however that should not result in workers being forced onto umbrella company contracts, where they suffer financial misery due to being treated as both employer and employee for tax.
“The UK is crying out for substantial changes to the laws on employment status so that workers are either genuinely self-employed or are employees, with full employment rights.
“The government must avoid introducing poorly thought out piecemeal reforms which are set to make a bad situation worse.”
“In a bid to boost their flagging finances the government is intent on pushing tens of thousands of workers into the misery of being employed by umbrella companies and taxed like millionaires.
“Unite fully supports a crackdown on bogus self-employment which denies workers even the most basic employment rights, however that should not result in workers being forced onto umbrella company contracts, where they suffer financial misery due to being treated as both employer and employee for tax.
“The UK is crying out for substantial changes to the laws on employment status so that workers are either genuinely self-employed or are employees, with full employment rights.
“The government must avoid introducing poorly thought out piecemeal reforms which are set to make a bad situation worse.”
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