Noremac:
As I have said, I have explained the way I see it for a specific situation. Other situations exist and you can seek clarification from HMRC if you wish as it is a reasonably complex area. The examples do all seem to talk about contracts lasting x number of weeks or months. There are no examples of single days that I have read so far. I have claimed without issue for a few years as I have said. I am not hiding anything I am just telling it the way it is.
Read your contract of employment with your agency. Virtually all of them say you’re only employed for the duration of the booking therefore even if its for just one day you are travelling to an employer for 100% of the duration of that employment.
just because you’ve claimed without issue for years doesn’t mean you’re not doing anything wrong. It just means HMRC haven’t investigated you.