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Previously on "Anyone used Brookson one, parasol, danbro, 6cats int, jsa, payme or orangegenie ?"
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PayStream Margin's
I'm with PayStream seems they dont tell you they charge different margins for different agencies
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Danbro are pretty good. Sort things out when theres a problem/answer emails etc.
One other good thing is they allow pension salary sacrifice. So basically, you can save over 50% by paying into pension this way. i.e. £400 goes in to pension per week before employers NI, employee NI, PAYE gets its mitts on it. (Worked out it'd be about £200 after NI/tax in my pocket)
Another one I was with (sterling) just did the minimum pension by law (1%?) and said anything more had to be AVC. Which is a waste because you lose the NI saving then. Basically, they couldnt be arsed to do salary sacrifice.
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Originally posted by aeroeng View PostI need a view on these companies. I am planning to go for umbrella services, although it will significantly reduce my monthly take home amount, but I have no idea about the difficulties i might face if I choose to LLC. my assignment is for 6 months only. My agency recommended these companies to work with. Anyone has any experience using these companies services before ?
https://www.google.com/search?q=foru...w=1249&bih=634
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostBecause it's a little lazy and because it's been asked a few times people won't bother responding?
If you've read the forums you'll know it's ADVICE you need and you will have posted this in the right part of the forum..
I think I need coffee...
EDIT : https://forums.contractoruk.com/umbr...angegenie.html
No I looked through the forum plus other websites but I couldn't find all the companies which i wanted to know. So I decided to post.
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostAre you legally able to set up a UK company?
When does your contract start?
Why did you not like the answers we gave you the last time?
I've merged your previous thread with this one to save people repeating themselves.
My contract will probably start before january. It is not certain yet.
I apologize I haven't followed the thread in fact I forgot I opened one here. But I will be on it actively.
Am I allowed to open my limited company in my country which has lower tax rate and work in UK? any pros and cons ? or join someone else's company, i think it is called composite? and work via their company
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Originally posted by barrydidit View PostIt's a bit late then though isn't it? You can get the contract reviewed before it's signed, and that way you may be able to negotiate out any clauses which are problematic from an IR35 perspective. Obviously, your working practices should be considered too, but getting the contract reviewed before it's signed should be your first step.
BTW, if it is hays, I've no idea how their contracts fare in this regard.
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Originally posted by eek View PostOn that list orange genie but only because I haven’t heard bad things about them.
If the agency is hays contractor umbrella is approved by them but not explicitly announced. If you want to give Lucy a call there and she may be able to persuade the agency to allow you to use them.
Orange genie received a lot of bad reviews. that's what I came across even in here or in other websites.
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Originally posted by Anonimouse View Postyou have been given a choice of trying to find the best of a bad bunch. having been forced to use most of those I cannot really recommend any of them.
I can guess the agency, looking at that list, and you will find that some of them are actually the same company using different names.
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostBe very careful if they insist you use a specific umbrella. It probably means they are getting a kick back.
As WTFH says, use Contractor Umbrella.
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Originally posted by stek View PostWhat have you found out so far?
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Originally posted by gables View PostI am currently using Paystream (contractorumbrella wasn't an option for me) and so far faultless since mid august.
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostAnd you're definitely paying the correct level of PAYE and NICs...?
Might seem a daft thing to ask, but a lot of ex-scheme users didn't know they were being fleeced until the bills started arriving. And I've no reason to doubt Paystream of course.
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