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    Salary sacrifice time delay

    Couldn't agree more. We oay way more taxes, have way less benefits (no sick pay, no paid holidays, etc) and yet we are treated like second class citizens...
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    Salary sacrifice time delay

    Yes it is. PayStream are pretty good with salary payments and usually pay me the same day the agency pays or the day after. However the issue is with salary sacrifice payments. For instance I got paid 9-Dec-2025 so they: They have the exact calculation of how much should go into my pension They...
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    Salary sacrifice time delay

    Forgive my ignorance if this is not correct but what has the "calculation" got to do with delaying the payment of the salary sacrifice amount? In my case PayStream knows already the amount since the payment slip has been produced. PayStream has also been fully paid by the agency. Therefore why...
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    Salary sacrifice time delay

    And what Umbrella Company was that?
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    Salary sacrifice time delay

    And besides this defines the "Prescribed time in which an employer must make payments to trustees or managers". It's a target to aim for, not a max speed to reach. It's maximum date they should make the payment by. On my previous permie job I was being paid on the 18th and the money reached the...
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    Salary sacrifice time delay

    Ummm you are right. But makes no sense. Why would electronic payments be allowed to be done later?
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    Salary sacrifice time delay

    Currently with PayStream and also suffering from this issue for some months. I asked around and it seems this is breaching the Pensions Regulator rules: https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/code-of-practice/administration/contributions/receiving-contributions "Employee...
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    Remus Rewards

    So I have joined the Rewards scheme and looked at the T&Cs. The discounts are not bad but in my opinion they are let down by an outdated gift card system that in some cases can't be used online. In my previous employer I had a single "debit" card which could only be used in designated stores (a...
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    Missing week data

    Hi, I just got paid for the first time by PayStream. Money is as expected but the problem is that neither the payment slip nor the Umbrella portal shows me what weeks I am being paid for. This is what I get: ​ Those are the 5 weeks in March I worked for my client. I asked them how I am...
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    React administration - umbrella company

    What I would do if I were you, aside from changing to a real umbrella company, is to inform HMRC that you have had additional income to declare and submit a Self Assesment tax return in the relevant tax year. Then declare all the income you got from the dodgy umbrella company in the tax return...
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    Unused pension contributions

    Yes that's correct. The scheme, pension SIPP in this case, would be open from before year 1.
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    Unused pension contributions

    Can you use unused pension contributions to reduce the amount of tax you pay over two or three years? For instance in year 1 gross income is £180k and you pay no pension contributions. On year 2 gross income is again £180k and you pay the max allowed pension contributions, which is £80k, £40k...
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    Remus Rewards

    Hi, searched first and didn't find anything relevant. PayStream and other Umbrella Companies have a rewards scheme which is run by Remus Rewards. See below for sample discounts. Like most things it looks interesting but the devil is in the detail. For instance they claim up to 20p savings in bp...
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    Apps/sites won't work on my home Wifi but will on other devices/networks

    Indeed it's an IPv6 issue. Disable IPv6 on the Sky router, reboot the router and the problem will be gone.
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    Notice period

    Yeah in general I don't see this as a big issue. Even between 2 weeks notice and 0 days there isn't much difference. Please should factor the risk of contract termination within their work and keep a stash for a rainy day. I just thought it did seem different than before and you have confirmed...
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