{"id":225162,"date":"2025-03-11T15:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/major-recruitment-firms-linked-to-tax-avoidance-schemes-after-workers-crippled-by-debt\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T15:00:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T15:00:52","slug":"major-recruitment-firms-linked-to-tax-avoidance-schemes-after-workers-crippled-by-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/major-recruitment-firms-linked-to-tax-avoidance-schemes-after-workers-crippled-by-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"Major recruitment firms linked to tax avoidance schemes after workers crippled by debt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Io1OeFQuNJE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Major recruitment firms linked to tax avoidance schemes after workers crippled by debt\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Io1OeFQuNJE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A Sky News investigation has revealed how, over the course of two decades, some of Britain&#8217;s biggest recruitment companies were linked to large-scale tax avoidance when placing workers into jobs, including government roles in Whitehall.<\/p>\n<p>Many of these workers, typically agency workers and contractors, were paid by third-party umbrella companies that promised to take care of taxes but were operating tax avoidance schemes.<\/p>\n<p>Often the umbrellas were recommended by recruiters, although there is no suggestion the recruiters knew these third parties were operating tax avoidance schemes.<\/p>\n<p>Tax avoidance is legal but HMRC has successfully challenged tax avoidance schemes in the courts and workers have subsequently asked to pay the missing tax.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases, the tax demands have been crippling. It&#8217;s a campaign that has driven people to the brink of bankruptcy, devastated families and has been linked to 10 suicides.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/major-uk-recruiters-linked-to-tax-avoidance-schemes-after-workers-hit-with-crippling-hmrc-demands-13326107<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #hmrc #taxavoidance #recruitment #uknews #uktax <\/p>\n<p>Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for help on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org in the UK. 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