Recruitment agency pleads guilty to illegally opting staff out of pensions

James Phillips
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Senior staff at national recruitment agency Workchain have pleaded guilty to illegally opting temporary staff out of their workplace pension scheme, leading to The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) first criminal conviction under this offence.

Owners and directors Phil Tong and Adam Hinkley encouraged five other senior staff members to impersonate temporary workers in order to avoid making employee contributions. Financial controller ...

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