14th August 2013, 07:15 PM
Without enforceable sanctions on those who do not comply hardly worth the paper. Let's see the rules rigorously applied with consequences for those who break them. And self employment is fine if you charge and receive a reasonable rate, one that enables you to make a profit, pay for suitable insurance and equipment and set up a pension fund/savings if you cannot do that then you are undercharging. It's the units who pay peanuts to the selfemployed to avoid the costs of taking on employees who should be named and shamed. I suspect a lot of self employed diggers do not have the necessary insurances including business use on their vehicle. How many companies taking on self employed people ask to see evidence of this? But then it's no skin off their noses if you don't have it.