Companies commonly force employees to take self-employed contracts because it means they do no have any employment rights (redundancy pay, paid holidays, sick pay, National Insurance, etc.) It is usually of no benefit whatsoever to the employee as the type of work they do, often in construction, rarely gives rise to any appreciable amount of expenses. There have been some 'blitzes' by the Inland Revenue in the past, where people had to show how they fulfilled the criteria of self-employment.
Every pound 'saved' by companies using off-shore puppet companies is one pound less for the people in real need of support.
I like the comment 'We are not saying you are doing anything illegal - we are saying you are doing something immoral'.
Is there such a thing as delicious ready meals?
Shall we reboot our cartoons thread again? 😁