Technology: Recruitment
Commons · Question 120805 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the 36-month National Insurance exemption under the UK-India Double Contributions Convention on the competitiveness of UK-based recruitment of domes
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 19 Mar 2026
The Convention will prevent the double payment of social security contributions and will not make it cheaper to hire Indian workers over British workers. While working in the UK, Article 8(7) requires Indian detached workers to pay contributions into Indi...