Umbrella paying into non-UK bank acccount, and a question about frequency of payments

[enrico200165]

In case it can be useful to people in the same situation ...

Had to choose an Umbrella company and wanted to be paid on my Italian account. Asked:

contractorumbrella:
would have liked to use them given the very useful advice I found from them on this forum and other sites, and the very quick and good response I got by mail (Jamie?), but my agency asked to use umbrellas in their PSL. As it's important for me to get this contract I did not go into confrontation on this, this time

Parasol:
flat no in real time chat. Based on the "tone" of the chat wonder wether it's really so or whether the person who answered didn't want to find out

Paystream:
yes, with a fee for each payment, to me the fee seems very high, definetely excessive if payments are weekly.
They told me that my agency pays weekly, so a question:

Is it possible for the Umbrella company to pay with a frequency different from that of the agency? In particular with a longer frequency (agency weekly, umbrella monthly)

[eek]

In case it can be useful to people in the same situation ...

Had to choose an Umbrella company and wanted to be paid on my Italian account. Asked:

contractorumbrella:
would have liked to use them given the very useful advice I found from them on this forum and other sites, and the very quick and good response by mail I got, but my agency adviced for umbrellas in the list, as it's important for me to get this contract I did not go into conflict this time

Parasol: flat no in real time chat. Wonder if it's really so or the person who answered was just lazy

Paystream:
yes, with a fee for each payment, to me the fee seems very high, definetely excessive if payments are weekly.
They told me that my agency pays weekly, so a question:

Is it possible for the Umbrella company to pay with a frequency different from that of the agency? In particular with a longer frequency (agency weekly, umbrella monthly)

Umbrellas need to pay you as they receive the money so nope they will pay you at the same frequency as the agency pays them. And if they don't you have to worry that you won't be paid..

[malvolio]

One thing to remember; the umbrella company is your customer. You're paying them to deliver a service.

HTH

[eek]

One thing to remember; the umbrella company is your customer. You're paying them to deliver a service.

HTH

But they can’t do things that the law doesn’t allow them to do and they aren’t allowed to delay payment

[enrico200165]

True but we don't live in a "free market". In theory also the prime minister is a client of citizens and their employee, but mine wouldn't listen ... :-)

One thing to remember; the umbrella company is your customer. You're paying them to deliver a service.

HTH

[northernladuk]

Use the Google search method to look for other posts asking exactly the same. Plenty of people in your exact situation

[LondonManc]

Try opening a UK bank account, it might be far less painful and without the weekly admin costs, which will keep racking up if you're extended.

[enrico200165]

Ordinary googleing and ordinary site search had found nothing useful.
The google site search actually finds something that seems useful, not reading it because I have moved forward, if someone needs it the search is
site:forums.contractoruk.com frequency payments

Use the Google search method to look for other posts asking exactly the same. Plenty of people in your exact situation

[moggy]

Agency pays weekly when timesheets are submitted, why not just submit your weekly timesheets 4 weekly?

[BrilloPad]

But my agency asked to use umbrellas in their PSL.
Is it possible for the Umbrella company to pay with a frequency different from that of the agency?

Which agencies are on the PSL? Have you wondered how much kickback the agent is getting from those umbrellas? Why not pick an umbrella then tell the agent that is the one you are going to use?