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Unscrupulous Umbrella Companies

by Russ on November 4, 2009

If you are going to use the services of an Umbrella Company to handle your pay, why would an estimated take home pay figure be more important than the service you are likely to receive?  
I personally blame the unscrupulous Umbrella Companies who suggest that they can net contractors a higher take home pay. This [...]

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Contractor and Freelancer Advice

by Lisa on October 26, 2009

There have been so many questions by new contractors about umbrella companies and the way that they work that I thought I would start a blog to try and answer the most common questions. Firstly and most importantly all umbrella companies are governed by the same rules. All will process your payments through PAYE (Pay [...]

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What is a dispensation?

by Lisa on October 26, 2009

If you have researched umbrella companies you will probably have come across the term ‘Dispensation’ or even ‘Special Dispensation’. It is a word that, for some companies, forms the basis of advertising and marketing campaigns e.g. ‘Contractor dispensation – high take home pay’ or ‘HMR&C approved expenses dispensation’. So, will an umbrella company’s dispensation increase [...]

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