NHS chiefs told to tighten up on tax

Published on 25/08/2012 00:46

NHS bosses have been ordered to pay temporary managers through appropriate channels to tackle possible tax avoidance.

Interim senior staff should not be paid off-payroll, according to a letter leaked to the Health Service Journal.

The letter, written by NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson, says that in exceptional circumstances off-payroll payments may be used but only for a maximum of six months. If a temporary worker earning more than £220 a day is off the NHS payroll for more than six months, they will need to provide assurances that they pay income tax and national insurance.