Hermes 'trained managers to mislead tax inspectors'

HMRC is considering the claims made by a whistleblower to Frank Field MPHM Revenue and Customs is considering allegations the parcel delivery company Hermes “coerced” managers into misleading an official investigation into whether the company has paid some of its self-employed couriers below the “national living wage”.The tax authority ensures employers pay at least the minimum and launched an investigation into Hermes in 2016 after the Guardian revealed some couriers wer