More than 140 staff in Waltham Forest council were paid ‘off payroll’ last year a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
The Waltham Forest Guardian report:
More than 140 people were employed on potentially tax-avoiding “off payroll” contracts for Waltham Forest Council last year, it has emerged.
Figures obtained using the Freedom of Information act show 144 staff were on contracts outside of normal arrangements, ranging from £47 to £226,334, in 2012.
Such measures, which are legal, can mean full tax is sidestepped by employees being technically paid through a company instead.