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Sticky: Using an Umbrella? CHECK YOUR TAX CODE!! by cojak Started by cojak, 23 January 2020, 11:17	10 responses 11,786 views	Last Post by hobnob 9 May 2026, 09:48
Sticky: Claiming Expenses via an Umbrella Company - A quick guide! by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, 5 September 2024, 09:55	1 response 841 views	Last Post by ladymuck 6 September 2024, 14:59
Sticky: Holiday Pay by eek Started by eek, 12 May 2022, 13:43	33 responses 3,300 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 12 July 2024, 10:04
Sticky: Understand your tax code when working via an umbrella! by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, 22 April 2024, 10:57	3 responses 858 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 24 April 2024, 11:49
Sticky: 25 years on and has much changed you ask... (RIP Rob Crossland) by robcrosslandville Started by robcrosslandville, 22 November 2023, 20:58	7 responses 1,021 views	Last Post by NotAllThere 23 February 2024, 18:31
Sticky: Why am I paying Employers NI? by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, 9 August 2017, 15:21	80 responses 47,163 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 3 October 2023, 20:01
Sticky: Umbrella going into Administration-Liquidation by cojak Started by cojak, 21 August 2020, 08:38	63 responses 17,892 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 22 June 2023, 07:37
Sticky: Top 10 checklist when choosing an umbrella by cojak Started by cojak, 28 June 2022, 08:12	4 responses 2,267 views	Last Post by eek 6 September 2022, 09:53
Sticky: Check if the ‘Umbrella’ has made you a director of a Ltd company! by cojak Started by cojak, 12 July 2022, 16:29	0 responses 732 views	Last Post by cojak 12 July 2022, 16:29
Sticky: NHS worker forced into contracting? Read this by cojak Started by cojak, 28 June 2022, 21:46	0 responses 366 views	Last Post by cojak 28 June 2022, 21:46
Sticky: Compliant Umbrellas don't have the money to make completely unsolicited phone calls by eek Started by eek, 20 March 2022, 08:35	2 responses 550 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 24 March 2022, 18:37
Sticky: BEWARE Umbrella companies bring cloned for tax avoidance purposes! by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, 21 October 2021, 18:15	16 responses 1,654 views	Last Post by cojak 16 November 2021, 11:38
Sticky: README: Dodgy/'Mini' Umbrella threads by cojak Started by cojak, 2 May 2021, 10:19	4 responses 787 views	Last Post by cojak 10 May 2021, 08:48
Sticky: HMRC issue guidance on umbrella companies - some interesting reading! by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, 29 April 2021, 16:40	12 responses 1,857 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 4 May 2021, 07:49
Sticky: Umbrella calculations and why they differ! by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, 31 January 2017, 14:23	26 responses 44,830 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 16 November 2020, 14:15
Redirect: Best Employment Services Limited liquidation 'loan' repayments by domthepom Started by domthepom, 19 October 2020, 13:58	—	—
Giant Pay and Employer pension contributions by friedegg Started by friedegg, 19 October 2020, 11:14	1 response 1,017 views	Last Post by eek 19 October 2020, 11:40
Giant or Contractor Umbrella? by Hollyhock Started by Hollyhock, 24 July 2020, 13:47	14 responses 3,476 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 16 October 2020, 09:56
Umbrella companies by curtis Started by curtis, 12 October 2020, 14:13	15 responses 1,555 views	Last Post by northernladuk 13 October 2020, 17:03
97% salary retention with umbrella company by cwah Started by cwah, 6 October 2020, 09:23	19 responses 1,773 views	Last Post by eek 7 October 2020, 18:26
Huge difference in take-home pay between umbrella PAYE and agency PAYE by NFH Started by NFH, 6 October 2020, 12:00	16 responses 3,943 views	Last Post by ComplianceLady 7 October 2020, 11:58
Umbrella Pension Salary Sacrifice Adjustments by foxyy Started by foxyy, 3 October 2020, 18:13	7 responses 1,712 views	Last Post by foxyy 6 October 2020, 16:04
Things seem to be different from 2 years ago by anonymouse Started by anonymouse, 30 September 2020, 20:27	7 responses 783 views	Last Post by hobnob 2 October 2020, 20:03
Another one to be careful of. Prestige Umbrella Ltd. by DaveB Started by DaveB, 22 July 2020, 10:06	5 responses 2,323 views	Last Post by Concernedlc 2 October 2020, 18:36
Parasol vs Giant vs PaySteam: Which One? by Grant Holman Started by Grant Holman, 29 September 2020, 16:24	5 responses 3,152 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 30 September 2020, 10:41
Umbrella Co query by NickP Started by NickP, 18 September 2020, 14:10	10 responses 1,129 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 25 September 2020, 09:42
Expensive FCSA accredited Umbrella company by The Prawn Sandwich Started by The Prawn Sandwich, 26 August 2020, 14:02	10 responses 2,510 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 7 September 2020, 15:35
Legally, whose choice is it which Ubrella Company I work with? by vlc Started by vlc, 1 February 2020, 09:41	24 responses 9,120 views	Last Post by madame SasGuru 27 August 2020, 16:10
umbrella company advice by mtro27 Started by mtro27, 14 August 2020, 09:36	11 responses 2,290 views	Last Post by malvolio 26 August 2020, 10:03
Working via an umbrella - max possible tax saving / pension contribution by ConcernedCitizen Started by ConcernedCitizen, 18 August 2020, 12:11	8 responses 1,184 views	Last Post by ConcernedCitizen 18 August 2020, 19:32
Orange Genie hasn't paid me, blaming my agency. Agency blaming Orange Genie. Help! by blueblue45 Started by blueblue45, 3 August 2020, 12:38	27 responses 3,285 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 18 August 2020, 16:09
Umbrella Growth Share - This site just saved me from making a big mistake. by Pin Pin Poola Started by Pin Pin Poola, 12 August 2020, 10:14	4 responses 909 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 17 August 2020, 19:27
Selecting Umbrella for my PAYE contract by soln Started by soln, 3 August 2020, 17:44	15 responses 2,101 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 11 August 2020, 22:38
Umbrella company won't accept expenses submittals - help! by RuddyNorah Started by RuddyNorah, 6 August 2020, 07:36	5 responses 844 views	Last Post by NotAllThere 6 August 2020, 19:09
Parasol won't accept a remittance from my agency by RuddyNorah Started by RuddyNorah, 31 July 2020, 13:41	6 responses 1,123 views	Last Post by RuddyNorah 3 August 2020, 13:45