Working for cash in hand can be a vital career step and a way out of poverty
- Written by Danny Buckley, Senior Lecturer in Enterprise, De Montfort University

Being paid for work in cash is often frowned upon in the UK. It can be seen as a way of avoiding tax, or cheating the system, and detrimental to economic growth.
Others say it is unfair to those who rely on cash-in-hand work, who may receive a low wage and have little in the way of employment rights (like holiday or sick...