Apprentice Levy

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

Lisa, I can agree with your comments, but why would a contractor pay for a payroll bureau service, surely this would/should be provided and therefore paid, by the agency?

Simply because I don't think the agency would want to do it because there is always the risk of employment costs being enforced as a result of a tribunal decision

[CoolCat]

what the political class in parliament need to do is decide under what legal framework they would prefer freelancers to operate, whether they can indeed claim expenses like employees of a big consultancy would, and so on, and then endorse that model properly. at the moment they don't like one man band limited companies, and they don't like umbrellas, they really need to be asked what model do they want freelancers to use.

the current shambolic political swaying in the wind is a mistake.

the economy needs to make it easier for people to become freelancers, to use the model, and to use that style of engagement, even if only for 6 months between permie jobs. a flexible workforce is what we need, not a workforce tied up in red tape and nonsense.

[Waldorf]

Simply because I don't think the agency would want to do it because there is always the risk of employment costs being enforced as a result of a tribunal decision

Very good point, but why do umbrella's not have this risk? I guess they do, hence why Paystream recently got clobbered by a tribunal.

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

Very good point, but why do umbrella's not have this risk? I guess they do, hence why Paystream recently got clobbered by a tribunal.

Exactly; we run the same risks as any other employer

[cojak]

Perhaps I was thinking of something like this!

Firm claimed to "maximise your pay" while taking sneaky deductions - Andrew Penman - Mirror Online

Paystream. Why am I not surprised?