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    ORANGE GENIE (tax home pay <50%)

    Orange Genie is closing down according to an email just received, great news.
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    Contracts with NHS have always been crap but not this bad!

    Talking of VIQU, they insist on you using any of the their 3 Brolly's, Compass, Sapphire or Parasol, plus you don't get paid for the first month.
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    Help decide on a new umbrella company that correctly works with HMRC.

    The biggest issue is getting past Recruiters "preferred brolly lists", are Clarity FCA approved?
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    ORANGE GENIE (tax home pay <50%)

    Haven't scanned this site for a while, I see my ex-brolly have been caught dipping their fingers in the till as it where. Wasn't my intent to post this, it did cause me massive grief at the time. given certain revelations such as their skimming behaviour, better late than never, also I don't...
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    Agency trying to force they're umbrella companies - can they do this?

    I'm still with them, so will be conservative with what I say. They had me (unnecessarily according to HMRC) on a week 1 tax code for approx 13 weeks, never did a thing to resolve the matter, it was me who had to make the endless phone calls to HMRC, bit alarming earning £4800 in a month and...
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    Reputable umbrella agencies

    I'm with Orange Genie, can't say I'd recommend them. My work colleague is with NASA, they seem ok so long as how you use them is straight forward, once you start claiming "chargeable expenses", there seems to be a tendency for utter confusion, but they are not as bad as OG..
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    IR35 post April 2020: Choosing a legitimate Umbrella

    When and more importantly Why?
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    IR35 post April 2020: Choosing a legitimate Umbrella

    Just to bad it is near impossible to circumvent Recruiters PSL lists.
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    Agency trying to force they're umbrella companies - can they do this?

    I've always recommended Orange Genie, not sure why but they have gone right down hill, would suggest contractors given them a wide berth.
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    Which umbrella

    Orange Genie used to be decent, now I wouldn't touch them with a barge poll
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    ORANGE GENIE Umbrella

    Thanks OrangeGenie Thanks OrangeGenie For the sake of balance and for anybody running a search on OrangeGenie. They more than satisfactorily resolved the issue I had a few months ago. I would certainly have no qualms recommending OG as a brolly. For those that suggested as my employer they...
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    World war 3 now imminent

    300,000 troops, 36,000 tanks, over 1000 aircraft exercising in the far east with the Chinese, practising for the take back of the Baltic's? :eyes
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    ORANGE GENIE Umbrella

    Decided to go with OG as my preferred Umbrella was not on the agencies PSL after being quoted £20 margin fee per invoice. Gig started on August 13th. After contracting for over a decade, I fear the worst when the first payslip becomes available, as the take home pay never meets expectation. This...
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    Agencies to avoid....

    Agencies to avoid badenochandclark Agencies to avoid badenochandclark Had a similar experience with turning up without a contract, client wanting somebody on site asap. Turned out the gig wasn't something I wanted, which the client sensing the same and they pulled the plug, before I pulled...
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