Official-looking letter- I open it and am surprised to find it is from 10 Downing Street. Read on. Gushes on about new NI breaks for employers which will save me £2,000 a year and how the writer hopes I will take on more employees as a result. Surprise. I was fairly sure these cuts did not apply to us evil employers of domestic staff but, I say to myself, surely they would not write to me if that was the case? Oh yes they do!
Ok, I understand why everybody but those employing domestic staff gets this cut. Though quite why making it cheaper to hire a nanny who enables a mother to work is so much less worthy to society than making it cheaper to employ, say, a beautician, I do not know. But at least do not write to me about the wonders if a tax cut that does not apply to me!
AIBU to feel the butt of a practical joke?