IR35: MPs urge government to protect contract workers from the malpractices of umbrella companies

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Urgent steps are needed to clean up UK's 'wild west' contracting labour supply chain after IR35, a new investigation says

A parliamentary inquiry into UK's contracting sector has exposed various malpractices in the supply chain by many non-compliant umbrella companies and recruitment agencies. The Loan Charge All-P...

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