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<p>Where an employment agency supplies labour to a client and pays Class 1 secondary
National Insurance contributions for those workers, they will be liable to pay the
levy, providing their annual pay bill exceeds £3million.</p><p> </p><p>The government
recognises the important contribution that contingent labour makes to the economy,
however, excluding agency workers would create adverse incentives to hire all staff
off-payroll.</p><p> </p><p>The government will support all employers in using the
levy funds to invest in apprenticeships and the Department for Business Innovation
and Skills is working with employers to create apprenticeships across all sectors.</p>
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