Originally Posted by
parkfell
New legislation is needed with anti avoidance provisions to counteract such conduct by the hirer quasi employer.
In the UK get your MP involved to bring about change. Get BALPA on board to lobby as well.
The UK already has such provision, at least from a taxation point of view. It is called IR35 and severely limits your ability to avoid tax if you claim to be self-employed but have only one "client".