Umbrella FAQ's

The table letter tells employers how much National Insurance an individual needs to contribute.

The National Minimum Wage is the minimum pay per hour that all umbrella employees are entitled to – but most are paid well in excess of this. The following rates are applicable from 1st April 2024.

If you have any questions relating to your pay then please contact 01925 232 526 and our client care team will be happy to help you, alternatively email [email protected] and we will come back to you within 24 hours.

As an umbrella employee, there are some benefits available to you that can provide tax and NI savings via your payslip, For example: Pension salary sacrifice and a Cycle to work scheme.

Key Information Documents were introduced on 6th April 2020 and is an attempt to increase pay transparency for umbrella employees and provide key information to them regarding their assignments.

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

A P87 form is the document for an Umbrella Employee to use to claim tax relief for expenses of employment.

Because you are essentially an employee, the rules for claiming expenses against your employment income are very strict.

On the whole, no. If you work under an umbrella company, HMRC will deem you to be a permanent employee and therefore can’t claim back costs such as travel and subsistence which are part of your regular commute to a permanent place of work.

A salary sacrifice will lower your National Insurance Contributions whilst boosting your pension, but the amount you could borrow for a mortgage and your entitlement to statutory benefits will both decrease.