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Umbrella Company Compliance - Why and How to Vet Your Umbrella Partners

Umbrella company employment is usually a positive thing for recruitment agencies and their contractors, but working with the wrong umbrella can do you

How GDPR Affects Recruiters

Your recruitment business is responsible for collecting, storing and verifying a large amount of sensitive information about your candidates and your

Tax Avoidance Schemes - What Recruiters Need to Know

Whenever there is financial pressure on contractors, we see an increase in activity from tax avoidance schemes, many of them calling themselves

What’s Your Candidate Doing Next? – Contractor Retention for Recruiters

If you’re a recruitment consultant and you engage contractors, you will be used to your candidates moving on. Temporary contracts are the defining

Our Umbrella Company Employee Wellbeing Program

Our benefits platform, Orange Genie Companion, is an import part of what we do. We use it for several different purposes, one of the most important

Discount Outlet for our Umbrella Company Employees

We use our Orange Genie Companion platform for many things, including delivery of our employee wellbeing program, to give our employees secure access

Benefits for Our Umbrella Company Employees: Medical and Support Services

The news and social media are full of stories about how challenging things are for NHS services at the moment, and how difficult it can be for

Expenses for Umbrella Company Employees

As an umbrella company employee, you may from time to time incur business expenses that can be claimed to reduce the amount of tax you pay. Your

Guide to Statutory Payments for Umbrella Company Contractors

One of the main benefits of umbrella company employment is that you’re employed, which means you’re entitled to all the rights, benefits and

Funding Time Off as an Umbrella Company Employee

Most contractors will only be paid when they're working but this situation is slightly different for umbrella company employees. In this article

How Umbrella Companies Work

We receive a lot of queries about umbrella company pay, and most of them come down to misunderstandings about how the umbrella companies work, so in

How Pensions Auto-Enrolment Works for Umbrella Company Employees

Every UK employer is required to offer and contribute to a workplace pension scheme for their employees, and as your umbrella company is your

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How to tutorial - Dividend and salary allocation

As a director and shareholder of your Limited company, you have the option to pay yourself using a combination of salary and dividends. The best way

Pension Auto-Enrolment: A Guide for Employers

Even if you’re a small employer with one or two employees, you still need to comply with the pension autoenrollment rules. The rules can be

How a Small Business Can Grow Their Instagram Audience

Social media platforms can be an effective way for a small business to connect with their target audience, build brand awareness, and drive

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