Any Umbrella company availing Wage Rescue Plan??

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lucyclarityumbrella replied

25 March 2020, 14:20
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

He could have knocked you up instead...

Think I may have to retrain as a divorce lawyer or a midwife now!
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lucyclarityumbrella replied

25 March 2020, 14:19
Originally posted by LondonManc View Post

Commission payable in John Lewis vouchers please Lucy x

That's ok they will probably have zero value soon!
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northernladuk replied

25 March 2020, 14:06
Originally posted by lucyclarityumbrella View Post

How to knock a woman when she’s down

He could have knocked you up instead...
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lucyclarityumbrella replied

25 March 2020, 13:30
Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post

How to knock a woman when she’s down
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LondonManc replied

25 March 2020, 11:57
Originally posted by lucyclarityumbrella View Post

Lol who said working via an umbrella company was a $*** idea?
Just need more "clarity" and I will be right back to you all!

Commission payable in John Lewis vouchers please Lucy x
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northernladuk replied

25 March 2020, 11:51
Originally posted by escapeUK View Post

Really? What does it say for example?

He's calling you an incompetent eejit in a nice way.

HTH
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escapeUK replied

25 March 2020, 11:49
Originally posted by eek View Post

That probably says more about you and Parasol than anything else..

Really? What does it say for example?
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eek replied

25 March 2020, 11:47
Originally posted by escapeUK View Post

Anyone who ever worked via one said it, that's who. My one and only regret in contracting was involving Parasol for the first 9 months.

That probably says more about you and Parasol than anything else..
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escapeUK replied

25 March 2020, 11:44
Originally posted by lucyclarityumbrella View Post

Lol who said working via an umbrella company was a $*** idea?
Just need more "clarity" and I will be right back to you all!

Anyone who ever worked via one said it, that's who. My one and only regret in contracting was involving Parasol for the first 9 months.
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NotAllThere replied

25 March 2020, 11:26
Originally posted by lucyclarityumbrella View Post

Lol who said working via an umbrella company was a $*** idea?
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lucyclarityumbrella replied

25 March 2020, 10:56
Originally posted by LondonManc View Post

Hassle of signing up to the government payout scheme. Hold my beer. Lucy??!?!?!

Lol who said working via an umbrella company was a $*** idea?
Just need more "clarity" and I will be right back to you all!
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LondonManc replied

25 March 2020, 10:26
Originally posted by ladymuck View Post

But I do wonder if some will do that to differentiate themselves.

They could claim the amount being offered and deduct their fee etc and pay that over? The companies don't have to make up the 20% shortfall so really the umbrellas aren't going to be losing anything.

It's actually a bloody good business idea. No contractors to deal with, all the fees coming in for the hassle of signing up to the government payout scheme. Hold my beer. Lucy??!?!?!
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lucyclarityumbrella replied

25 March 2020, 10:11
It definitely is in the detail! In order to be eligible the employee must be "furloughed" and not completing any work at home, yet the umbrella cannot guarantee that there will be work at the end of it, so are unlikely to be able to furlough you, I am guessing unless the end client can guarantee the work post Covid. If the end client chooses to terminate, then it becomes out of our control.

We are being asked about this and as of yet we are unable to give a definitive answer which we know is not helpful. Also the issue of being an employee for tax purposes

If I get further details, I will let you all know.
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ladymuck replied

25 March 2020, 10:01
Originally posted by eek View Post

The problem with that statement is that the devil on all this is in the detail and we haven't seen any of the detail yet.

Heck the latest information I saw is that the website for registering claims may not be ready until late April / early May and only then will we know if it will work.

Very true. There's a huge amount of work etc needed to get the scheme running and define who can claim on it. I'm more hoping that the better umbrellas are keeping an eye on this and, if they are eligible to claim on it, they will do so for their customers.
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eek replied

25 March 2020, 09:44
Originally posted by ladymuck View Post

But I do wonder if some will do that to differentiate themselves.

They could claim the amount being offered and deduct their fee etc and pay that over? The companies don't have to make up the 20% shortfall so really the umbrellas aren't going to be losing anything.

The problem with that statement is that the devil on all this is in the detail and we haven't seen any of the detail yet.

Heck the latest information I saw is that the website for registering claims may not be ready until late April / early May and only then will we know if it will work.
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