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[lucyclarityumbrella]

We have contractors on board who wait for both funds to come in to then receive payment, hence only one payroll. It also then prevents 2 payments in one tax month, which in turn will give less grief in terms of tax codes, so a much cleaner option. Definitely a conversation to be had with your umbrella...

[lucyclarityumbrella]

Generally paying by DD holds too many risks; if the umbrella is not paid by the agency or client, then they are not going to be willing to release funds....

[lucyclarityumbrella]

The personal pension side of things is a logistical nightmare, which is why we have tried to steer away from it. Although I know it is a preferable route for most, it carries some potential issues over the standard offering.

[lucyclarityumbrella]

If you do stay in the UK, and still wish to take this on but UK based, we can accept funds in CHF if that helps

[lucyclarityumbrella]

That's why its not so clear cut - if you want a department that could then look to recover holiday pay, then it would be applicable to HMRC who already cover minimum wage payments. Lots of areas to cover!

[lucyclarityumbrella]

The policy document has pushed for confirmation of which body could be used to front the regulation, not as straight forward as it sounds, as EAS, BEIS, HMRC currently all cover different areas which touch the brollies, but lets hope it will push things forward. Rebecca has quite a backing so it will...

[lucyclarityumbrella]

Irrelevant of anything else HMRC see it as a contrived scheme, and they won't like it, so you would end up on the wrong side of the revenue!