People are forgetting that the real issue here is not the evasion or avoidance of tax by the individual, it is the evasion of social security payments by an employer - and by proxy creating a completely unfair and unjust playing field in the aviation industry - with those disguising their employees as self employed able to manipulate their labour costs significantly lower than those who play by the rules and treat their employees in the right way. This urgently needs to be redressed.
The majority of people who are unfortunate enough to be in this awkward position as "contractor" are paying their taxes properly but are hugely financially handicapped by having to pay both the employer's and employee's portion of the National Insurance.
Last edited by RexBanner; 18th Dec 2015 at 18:19.