The government is to investigate claims that some of Britain's top employment agencies have been mis-selling insurance to thousands of workers. The move follows claims in the Commons that top employment agencies have been needlessly selling personal accident insurance to low-paid workers. The shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna accused the agencies of "profiteering" out of the practice. But the industry said such firms are doing nothing wrong or illegal.

Mr Umunna named six agencies - Blue Arrow, Acorn, Taskmaster, Randstad, Meridian and Staffline - as being involved in the practice. He said the insurance was often sold to workers on the Minimum Wage. He said that the personal accident policies were often not needed as workers were already covered by their employers......Read more here