Umbrella choice JSA,Giant,ICS,Brookson,Paystream

[philgo]

Hello all,

I know it can be very subjective but it 's always good to get feedback on Umbrella compagnies from people using them.
I just secured a new role and have to use one of these umbrellas JSA,Giant,ICS,Brookson,Paystream.
I phoned all of them and so far my preference goes to JSA based on services offered, pricing and how the guy I had on the phone explained me everything. My needs are pretty basics and extra service I need is to be able to contribute in my SIPP with II and get access to tax adviser or accountants when required.

Any thoughts?

[eek]

Hello all,

I know it can be very subjective but it 's always good to get feedback on Umbrella compagnies from people using them.
I just secured a new role and have to use one of these umbrellas JSA,Giant,ICS,Brookson,Paystream.
I phoned all of them and so far my preference goes to JSA based on services offered, pricing and how the guy I had on the phone explained me everything. My needs are pretty basics and extra service I need is to be able to contribute in my SIPP with II and get access to tax adviser or accountants when required.

Any thoughts?

Have you asked them directly whether any of them can pay into an II Sipp....

Beyond that not Brookson (as they still have problems from their issues in January) and the others are all meh (big and impersonal)

[northernladuk]

We have a forum specifically for Umbrellas.

In there we have exactly the same question asked many many times.

[philgo]

Have you asked them directly whether any of them can pay into an II Sipp....

Beyond that not Brookson (as they still have problems from their issues in January) and the others are all meh (big and impersonal)

All of them are proposing the personal pension contribution actually so yes. All I was asking is general feedback. And apparently yeah Brookson still have their data breach issues and it looks like Giant also had the same issue so I have removed them from the equation.

[philgo]

We have a forum specifically for Umbrellas.

In there we have exactly the same question asked many many times.

Interesting... I guess my search was not correctly done either from google nor from the search bar

Can you share this link with me? ta

[eek]

All of them are proposing the personal pension contribution actually so yes. All I was asking is general feedback. And apparently yeah Brookson still have their data breach issues and it looks like Giant also had the same issue so I have removed them from the equation.

Giant had the same issue so should now have decent infrastructure in place - I wouldn't rule them out due to a historic incident.

[philgo]

Giant had the same issue so should now have decent infrastructure in place - I wouldn't rule them out due to a historic incident.

That's True actually, they should have reacted and improve their security. And to an extend any professional Brolly on the market should have done a review and improve security knowing this events

[northernladuk]

Interesting... I guess my search was not correctly done either from google nor from the search bar

Can you share this link with me? ta

It's a sub forum at the top of this very page and also in the breadcrumb list across the top of page.

Searching should be <umbrella name> site:forums.contractoruk.com

Better still you can do the same search just in the umbrella section.

<umbrella name> site:forums.contractoruk.com/umbrella-companies/

[eek]

That's True actually, they should have reacted and improve their security. And to an extend any professional Brolly on the market should have done a review and improve security knowing this events

Yep - some did but an awful lot didn't.

[philgo]

Yep - some did but an awful lot didn't.

so from my list based on what you know of them you would say they are all pretty much the same?