Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 34575

Personal Care Services: Off-payroll Working

Tabled: 27 February 2025

Answered: 7 March 2025

Question

Sir Oliver Dowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and HMRC of the number of people currently practicing in the hair and beauty sector using disguised employment practices.

Answer

Justin Madders

The Department for Business and Trade does not hold this information. However, we are clear that disguised employment practices such as false self-employment are unacceptable. Employers should never seek to deny people their employment rights and avoid th...

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