Can an Agency force me to use an FCSA Umbrella

[courtg9000]

Has anyone on this thread done some digging on the FCSA?

The directors of the umbrellas that are ALWAYS on the agency's list of approved umbrellas are all previous directors of the FCSA;

Martin Hesketh - Brookson
Barry Roback - JSA
Graham Fisher - Orange Genie
Matthew Brown - Giant
John Whelan - Paystream

The FCSA is just an extorsion racket that penalises contractors like us!

At least with a Professional Passport umbrella we can give ourselves a chance at keeping our wages... till HMRC come knocking.

Hmmm Brookson. I heard rumours of a precarious financial position a while back.

[Lance]

Has anyone on this thread done some digging on the FCSA?

The directors of the umbrellas that are ALWAYS on the agency's list of approved umbrellas are all previous directors of the FCSA;

digging???? You mean a basic understanding that it's a membership body? Like it says on the front page of their web site. That's not exactly digging.

[cojak]

Has anyone on this thread done some digging on the FCSA?

The directors of the umbrellas that are ALWAYS on the agency's list of approved umbrellas are all previous directors of the FCSA;

Martin Hesketh - Brookson
Barry Roback - JSA
Graham Fisher - Orange Genie
Matthew Brown - Giant
John Whelan - Paystream

The FCSA is just an extorsion racket that penalises contractors like us!

At least with a Professional Passport umbrella we can give ourselves a chance at keeping our wages... till HMRC come knocking.

In your case we’ll merely point and laugh when that happens.

[eek]

Has anyone on this thread done some digging on the FCSA?

The directors of the umbrellas that are ALWAYS on the agency's list of approved umbrellas are all previous directors of the FCSA;

Martin Hesketh - Brookson
Barry Roback - JSA
Graham Fisher - Orange Genie
Matthew Brown - Giant
John Whelan - Paystream

The FCSA is just an extorsion racket that penalises contractors like us!

At least with a Professional Passport umbrella we can give ourselves a chance at keeping our wages... till HMRC come knocking.

As a membership lead organisation the FCSA will always have a director or 2 who is also the director of a member Umbrella firm.

As for Professional passport - while way better than it used to be, there does seem to be a habit of members quietly disappearing without comment.

[Phes]

As a membership lead organisation the FCSA will always have a director or 2 who is also the director of a member Umbrella firm.

As for Professional passport - while way better than it used to be, there does seem to be a habit of members quietly disappearing without comment.

Why do they not name and shame the umbrellas that are found to be nefarious?

[Phes]

In your case we’ll merely point and laugh when that happens.

How many of these umbrellas do you recognised from the professional passport lists of "accredited" umbrellas?

https://opencorporates.com/corporate...p+of+Companies

[eek]

Why do they not name and shame the umbrellas that are found to be nefarious?

Because that way lies very expensive court cases - so PP just removes them from the list and other firms pick up and report their removal to agencies...

[eek]

How many of these umbrellas do you recognised from the professional passport lists of "accredited" umbrellas?

https://opencorporates.com/corporate...p+of+Companies

Which ones were listed at some point? - I really can't be bothered to phone Crawford up and annoy him by asking...

I'm also at a complete loss here as to what you are trying to say / do here - one moment you say PP is better than FCSA (not difficult) and now you are having a go at PP...

[Phes]

Which ones were listed at some point? - I really can't be bothered to phone Crawford up and annoy him by asking...

I'm also at a complete loss here as to what you are trying to say / do here - one moment you say PP is better than FCSA (not difficult) and now you are having a go at PP...

I do not believe on is better than the other at all. I am seeking to achieve some bellyaching. Mission accomplished!

[NotAllThere]

I do not believe on is better than the other at all. I am seeking to achieve some bellyaching. Mission accomplished!

Do you mean you wished to cause bellyaching in others, or that you wished to bellyache?