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Closed Make Umbrella pay schemes illegal - They shortchange those working for agencies.

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I hope to help not just myself but, other's in a similar situation. I have been contracting via agencies for sometime, and each week I am paid by an "Umbrella Pay Scheme" (Recruitment Agencies middleman). This scheme deducts their "margin" of £30.00 weekly from my pay along with *other deductions.

The con-trick has been engineered by Recruitment Agencies, whereby the pay-rate they initially promised to their temp/contract worker is greatly reduced due to them using "Umbrella Pay Schemes" to pay their employees.

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Payslips are often confusing and the cost of employers’ national insurance and processing pay is then passed onto the temp/contractor by the "Umbrella Payment Scheme;" all because the R/A's don't want to shoulder the burden of being the actual *'employer.'

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    MPs want to hear your views on work and employment conditions

    A group of MPs called the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee are investigating work and employment conditions. You can help them.

    Do you have experience of agency work, being self-employed, working casual hours or working in short term temporary jobs, sometimes called the 'gig economy'?

    Share your views on one, or more, of the following questions:

    · If you’re a casual or agency worker or work on a zero-hours contract, do you feel the balance of benefits between you and your employer is appropriate?
    · Do you work ‘flexible’ hours (for example, you or your employer chooses which hours you work each week)? If so, do you like the flexibility of how you work or does this cause problems for you?
    · Are there general issues around terms and conditions in your work that you’d like to comment on?

    You can post your views on the Committee's forum: http://www.parliament.uk/world-of-work-forum

    The Committee will produce a report at the end of its investigations and make recommendations for Government action. The Government will then respond. We will keep you informed.

    What is the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee?

    The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee looks at and questions how the Government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

    · is run
    · spends money
    · decides on its policies

    It's a cross-party committee and is independent of the Government.
    You can find out more about the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee on its website: parliament.uk/beis

    You can follow the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee on Twitter: @CommonsBEIS

    This is a ‘select committee’. Find out how Select Committees work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_2RDuDs44c&feature=youtu.be

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