Last year, Orange Genie, an FCSA-accredited umbrella company, was accused of salary skimming – a practice where an umbrella unethically retains more than its margin, and employees are left out of pocket. On the back of an investigation, the FCSA suspended Orange Genie for six months. On Friday, 5th May …
Industry bodies IWORK and Contractor Voice have teamed up to spread a message to contractors and supply chain bodies. With reports of a small number of umbrella companies unethically retaining workers’ holiday pay, the two industry bodies are encouraging compliant umbrellas to “publicly pledge to always give workers what is owed …
If you’re a contractor or freelancer, there are many rules and regulations to understand within your sector – especially when it comes to payroll. For example, with so many temporary workers finding themselves inside IR35 since recent changes to off-payroll working rules, hundreds of thousands of workers have been required …
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