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The introduction of the Agency Worker Regulations on 1st October this year has had an apocalyptic effect on the recruitment industry which has already had more than its fair share of legislation to deal with over the years. This latest offering from the EU was gold-plated, thanks to Union intervention, and is backed by a [...]
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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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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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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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One of the most common questions that I am asked is how an umbrella company can ‘maximise’ a contractors’ earnings; the answer is that it can’t. All umbrella companies operate in exactly the same way and all are governed by rules and regulations that are applied by HM Revenue and Customs.
That said, I am sure [...]
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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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