No, it is not, but a lot of those workers who were directly employed have in recent years been forced into self-employment against their will. That is the only way that they have been able to get work. If we consider the role of agents in a lot of this, we can see that it is a way of avoiding taxation for some.
Deregulation Bill
Proceeding contribution from
John McDonnell
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 14 May 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Deregulation Bill.
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