Sub contractor having to pay a payroll company to be paid

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Is this a business to business transaction or an employment transaction? The viewpoint of union's in the UK (which I agree with) is that if you have no say in how you are paid the amount of money advertised should be the amount you receive - and umbrella fees should be paid by the agency directly.

This is the building trade. It's had this for donkey's years.
And builders don't do unions unless they work for a council.

The question you pose is fair for other industries but for the building trade it's just how building contractors work.

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This is the building trade. It's had this for donkey's years.
And builders don't do unions unless they work for a council.

The question you pose is fair for other industries but for the building trade it's just how building contractors work.

Yes, CIS has been around since 2005 at least but CIS is the responsibility of the building firm sub-contracting the work. Using an umbrella to do the payment (and charging for the privilege is doing so is a newer trick).