Umbrella company advice and news
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ContractorUmbrella Ltd has emerged as outright winners of the ‘Best Umbrella Company’ category in the industry renowned reader’s awards, hosted by ContractorUK, the UK’s largest contractor website.
Thousands of visitor’s flock to ContractorUK’s website everyday and they have picked ContractorUmbrella, a previous winner of the award, as the umbrella company that surpasses all others.
“Contractor Umbrella Ltd [...]
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The Agency Worker Regulations have definitely got the industry talking since they came into force on 1st October and more questions have been raised than answered. ContractorUmbrella would like to redress the balance so here are the answers to the current Top 10 questions about the AWR.
If you have any further questions please do not [...]
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In short the simple answer is no, an Umbrella Company cannot indemnify a company against being called to an employment tribunal brought about by a claim under the AWR. To quote the AWR guidance directly:
“The Regulations ensure that any party in the chain of relationships (i.e. a hirer or a TWA) can be named at [...]
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Following extensive consultation with specialist employment solicitors, Blake Lapthorn, Contractor Umbrella Ltd will be adopting the Swedish Derogation Model to meet the requirements of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR). The legislation aims to protect vulnerable workers from exploitation. It ensures that 12 weeks after starting a placement, they are afforded the same basic employment rights [...]
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A number of Umbrella Companies claim to be ‘approved’ but just who is approving them and is there any real meaning to the status? Whilst there is bound to be some form of review process, it is always worth checking out whether there is any commercial interest for the parties involved. As the following information [...]
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A free umbrella company sounds like an extremely tempting prospect but is it an offer that is just simply too good to be true?
The important thing to remember is that these companies are there to make money in the same way as any other business. They must be making money somehow otherwise that company just [...]
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On 26th April Glen Reeve, with the support and sponsorship of ContractorUmbrella, will be running for 26 miles; just imagine running 26 miles! For most of us the thought of running for a bus is exhausting – the marathon course is further than the distance between England and France ! So why is Glen doing [...]
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In 2010 our members of staff will be either running, walking, jumping out of planes or hosting an online silent auction depending on their age, fitness, ability and degree of sanity. To make things even more interesting (or possibly dangerous) we are asking for suggestions for fund raising events that we can carry out over the course of [...]
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I for one, consider it good news that HMR&C are considering asking for receipts to prove scale rate expense claims are warranted. This might help to put an end to the misleading marketing claims made by certain Umbrella Companies who are making promises of 80 or even 85% of their gross income value.
HMRC originally introduced [...]
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