edders23 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
The COMPANY employed the drivers and is an autonomous entity, Mr Quinn, even as a director is not responsible, the company is
BUT - look when it was incorporated... Date of Incorporation: 28/06/2011
just in time for the court case?
There is provision in law to stop people doing that the court does not have to recognize the new company status if it was changed AFTER the start of the investigation. It was to stop people transferring all their assets into their wives name to get out of bankruptcy but applies across the board I believe that Mr Quinn will still be liable as the Limited company was only set up after the wage arrears were incurred
If I remember correctly wasn't that the situation at Stansted Airport when the company changed their name twice and then disappeared completely after it was ruled that their drivers were employed and not self employed ?
I wonder how many self employed drivers nationally are earning less than minimum wage ? I would hazard a guess that outside of London probably 75% or more
quite correct BUT, HMRC have taken the civil-case route, now its down to baillifs to collect the £20K from a LTD company who knows they are coming.... game/set and match i think
its the underpaid employees who will be out of pocket (still) and maybe THATS why HMRC didnt pursue a criminal case, cos HMG knew getting the money was as likely as winning the lottery