Source · Select Committees · Business and Trade Committee
Recommendation 25
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Current framework's lack of clarity enables bogus self-employment, disadvantaging legitimate small firms.
Recommendation
Bogus self-employment means today’s high street is not a level playing field for small firms. While practices like renting a chair are legitimate, the current framework’s lack of clarity makes it too easy for firms to use bogus self-employment to cut costs and avoid legal responsibilities. In line with its previous commitment, the Government should now act to ensure that the law rewards, rather than punishes, SME employers. (Conclusion, Paragraph 106)