HMRC issues warning over construction payslip fraud

Site workers are being warned about growing levels of payslip fraud as HM Revenue and Customs cranks-up the number of criminals arrested and taxes recovered.
Manchester and Liverpool are being targeted by HMRC in a bid to prevent the fraud which sees criminal groups run payroll or umbrella companies that sit in the supply chain between the worker and the construction site they work on.
These groups deduct tax, National Insurance and Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) contributions from workers&r