Umbrella.co.uk

The incompetence and lack of accountability are striking. When I found permanent employment Umbrella.co.uk indicated my new employment as a second job to the HMRC and as a result the wrong tax code was assigned and I was charged thousands of pounds more tax which I am unsure when I can recover!

It took a while, but they did pay it once things were cleared up by HMRC. Communication was difficult, but that’s understandable in the circumstances.

JRS paid fairly and communication has been very good, especially by Peter

NO YOU ARE NOT. STOP LYING! I am eligible (your words) and then you told me the agency refused my payments, yet they know nothing about that and they are not paying me, the government is paying me through you, but you have refused my payments. OUTRAGOUS

Umbrella.co.uk are paying furlough to eligible contractors

Umbrella.co.uk is delighted to announce that we have launched a furlough scheme for our approximately 400 eligible contractor employees. We have been working tirelessly over the past 8 weeks, independently and as part of the industry lobby, to solve technical issues relating to how furlough pay is calculated and whether holiday pay is included. We are delighted that we managed through hard work to receive the assurances we needed from the Treasury. As such, our furlough scheme will launch next week with the first payments in the week commencing 1 June. These payments will consist of 80% of average gross pay plus holiday pay and will be subject to tax and NI. The payments will be backdated to the first date of lay-off.

Where to start. Last year I took a job under IR35, wound my Ltd up. That was a stupid move. The current situation with umbrella is far from clear. Personally I believe they have no intention of using the JRS for contractors. Holiday pay is the stated stumbling block. On the surface this seems a very thin excuse to me. It has clearly been stated in government advice that holiday pay is covered under the JRS. How do I feel? Devastated to see millions of people getting help. I have no idea what the future holds. Presently I feel I have no future.

They have sent a few emails, so I do feel updated at least once per week. The issue seems to be holiday pay, they say they would have to pay, though I’ve been told this can be claimed back. Very frustrating, when you see other Umbrellas paying.