As I said above. The agency has Giant on their PSL. I found their calculator here https://www.giantgroup.com/umbrella#calculator
I don't think I will be making salary sacrifices into a pension, because I have personal debt to deal with. If I survive 6 months of this Inside IR35 gig then,...
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Questions: Regarding Umbrella companies.
Do you approach them directly or is that the remit of the consultancy / agency through their PSL?
Do you need to have a proof of contract at the time of application? I am going through the DBS checking and security integrity check...
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Ditto Moi!
My last contract was Outside IR35 and finished 2 weeks ago. The one before that was also Outside IR35. Yay me.
However, my run of fortune could not go on forever. I just had contract offer Inside IR35 £680 per day for 9 months, possibly the job end by Xmas. On reflection...
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