Rejected petition Outlaw umbrella companies so railway workers don't have to pay to be paid

Please sign to get this problem addressed and outlawed. The people of Britain deserve to earn an honest weeks wage!

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Railway workers who work for agencies have to pay an umbrella company to be paid their wages, and also have to pay their employers and their own national insurance!
Who wants to pay to be paid? Why should we work all these hours then to be taxed 30% plus and then also x2 national

Umbrella companies such as - Sterling, Gabem, Gabem TAS, Danbro, T&L contracting etc.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/132437

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Date submitted 8 July 2016
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