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Terms of Business for use with Umbrella Provider

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Lawspeed cut its teeth on providing terms of business that protect and enhance a recruiter's business. With our terms widely used in the UK for many years and highly acclaimed you can be sure these templates are the very best. Hardly surprising from the UK's leading specialist in recruitment law!

The number of umbrella companies and other accountancy related service providers that offer payment solutions for agency workers have grown exponentially since 2000. This provides a challenge to agencies, since the commercial arrangement is often different from that between an agency and a personal service company, and specific risks apply which ought to be protected against.

  • What if you pay the umbrella but it fails to pay the contractor?
  • What if the tax arrangements of the umbrella do not comply with HMRC requirements?
  • Could your reputation be affected if you have referred a contractor to a particular umbrella which fails in some way?

In every case it is crucial that you have the right terms of business in place. Lawspeed has developed terms for agancies to use with umbrella companies that provide a realistic level of protection in the areas that agencies should be concerned about. Call us on 01273 236236 for a quote.

Alternatively we would be happy to review the current terms you have in place. Either way, remember all service providers claim they are compliant, but some clearly are not. Do not wait until the problem arises - make sure you have the rights terms now.

Also if you are thinking of working with umbrella companies, why not have them checked under our SPA scheme - entirely free to agencies.


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