General FAQ's

This article is intended to assist you in understanding your payslip and how each item is calculated.

No. Generally your umbrella provider will set up professional liability, employer’s liability and public liability cover on your behalf.

If you haven’t been paid, speak to your agency and umbrella employer directly to find out why.

If you have a Student Loan, your employer is legally obliged to make a repayment every month from your salary.

If you are expecting a baby, you may be entitled to money from the government to help you cover costs while you stop working.

Statutory sick pay is payment employers receive from the government to help with salary costs during a period of illness.

Statutory payments are made to employees to cover specific periods when they can’t earn, for instance when they are ill or have a baby.

If you are employed by an umbrella company, you only need to complete a self-assessment tax return if you have additional income that is not taxed PAYE by them.

Along with your payslips, your umbrella employer is obliged to provide you with a P60 each year.

‘Pay intervals’ are the periods of time in between payments you receive, usually a week or a month. The odd day or days at the end of the last complete tax week are added up to make a full week – known as week 53.