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Umbrella found guilty of deducting ERNI & AL
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Thats going to cause a few problems..."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife. -
Ooh... Keep an eye for repercussions.
I love it though - clients and agencies can't have their cake AND eat it..."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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This bit caught my eye...
Are recruiters part of the problem? A common practice is for recruiters to unlawfully require contractors to use an umbrella company from a 'preferred supplier list' (i.e. 'connected' with the recruiter) in breach of the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.
Is this something we ought to be exploring as well as the deductions issue?
A well worded mail to the agency quoting the relevant paragraphs of the law should help them get out of the umbrellas they were forced in to and to go to ones they wanted no? (bearing in mind they go to a compliant deductions one of course)Last edited by northernladuk; 28 May 2020, 09:57.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Judgement here
Mr P Weldon v 6CATS UK Ltd: 2410288/2019 - GOV.UK
But it doesn't detail any of the facts of the case. It would be nice to know the exact circumstances.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostJudgement here
Mr P Weldon v 6CATS UK Ltd: 2410288/2019 - GOV.UK
But it doesn't detail any of the facts of the case. It would be nice to exact circumstances.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostI've never heard this before. I don't know the scale of the unlawful deductions but we know the preferred suppliers list is very common indeed and have seen the evidence first hand on here.
Is this something we ought to be exploring as well as the deductions issue?
I am not familiar with "preferred supplier", but I have seen this is happening. Probably also a matter of right wording.
Ultimately the client don't have to work with you for any reason, so if you propose your own umbrella, then they can simply refuse to sign the contract.Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostThis bit caught my eye...
I've never heard this before. I don't know the scale of the unlawful deductions but we know the preferred suppliers list is very common indeed and have seen the evidence first hand on here.
Is this something we ought to be exploring as well as the deductions issue?
A well worded mail to the agency quoting the relevant paragraphs of the law should help them get out of the umbrellas they were forced in to and to go to ones they wanted no? (bearing in mind they go to a compliant deductions one of course)
The Agencies I have had contact with recently give the "Here's our suggested (i.e. preferred) brolly list" guff and when pushed, step back to "You can use any FCSA "approved" umbrella." to get round this I suspect.
In their mind, they don't restrict your choice and use the illusion of the FCSA "approval" as cover to "legitimise" their suggested list as your starting point for selection - thus the lazy will just choose from their original list and everyone gets their bung.
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Originally posted by elsergiovolador View PostIt's not really an issue - that is just a matter of right wording. Umbrella cannot deduct ENI from salary, but they can agree lower rate (and HMRC is fine with it) - which is essentially the same thing.
I am not familiar with "preferred supplier", but I have seen this is happening. Probably also a matter of right wording.
Ultimately the client don't have to work with you for any reason, so if you propose your own umbrella, then they can simply refuse to sign the contract.
And just palming both items off as 'just right wording' is just your usual wooly bollocks as well. It's just wording when SC clearance candidates only are asked on gigs but it's against govt guidance. We shouldn't just shrug it off as 'just wording'. It needs fixing. How, I've not idea, but it needs looking at.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by mjcp View PostThe Agencies I have had contact with recently give the "Here's our suggested (i.e. preferred) brolly list" guff and when pushed, step back to "You can use any FCSA "approved" umbrella." to get round this I suspect.
In their mind, they don't restrict your choice and use the illusion of the FCSA "approval" as cover to "legitimise" their suggested list as your starting point for selection - thus the lazy will just choose from their original list and everyone gets their bung.
M'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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