Your pissing in the wind Moggy when it comes to claiming NI back
A couple of years ago, I found myself on the books (paye) of 2 companies with both jobs classed as "zero hour" jobs
As it worked out, I was in affect only in a position to work with one of them so tried to get the other one struck off.
I tried and tried again and again to sort out my temp tax code until I was blue in the face then had the mad idea of leaving it and collecting a nice rebate in july just in time for my holidays
I did realise that I was also paying far too much NI too but I was led to believe that it would go towards some of the years I hadn't payed a full year.
When I finally got he muppets at HMRC to sort out my tax code properly, I asked to have this sorted out but was told that I had to speak to the DWP.
I did that only to be politely told that it was tough shit and I can whistle
The moral of the story is .................. YES, sometimes the tax man plays fair but the DWP are lying bastewards and unless you know every rule they have inside out, you are oppsed because if they do get the chance to rape yeh arse, they will