One compliant employer across every assignment. PAYE, National Insurance and statutory pay handled each period, with clear payslips.
An umbrella company directly employs contractors, runs their payroll, bills the agency or client for completed work, and handles all PAYE, National Insurance and statutory deductions. For the contractor, it means one continuous, compliant employer across multiple assignments.
You take on assignments through agencies or clients as usual. The umbrella sits behind them as your employer. It invoices for the work you complete, receives the funds, processes your pay through PAYE, and pays you with a clear, itemised payslip. Your employment continues even as the assignments change.
Here is what you get with RPS Contracts umbrella payroll:
Continuous, compliant employment across every assignment you take on.
Income Tax and National Insurance deducted correctly every pay period.
Every payment itemised, so you can always see what you have been paid and why.
Contractors working through agencies, especially under IR35 and off-payroll rules, and agencies that need a compliant employment route for temporary workers.
Professionals working assignment to assignment who want one compliant employer and clear payslips throughout.
Contractors caught by IR35 and off-payroll rules who need a compliant PAYE employment route.
Agencies that need a compliant employment route for their temporary and contract workers.
Everything umbrella employment should include, done properly.
Stay employed across assignments, with no gaps to manage between contracts.
Income Tax and National Insurance handled correctly every pay period, no guesswork.
Holiday pay, sick pay and a workplace pension come as standard with your employment.
Every payment itemised, every time, so you can see exactly what you have been paid.
A compliant route for contractors inside IR35 and under off-payroll rules, with the status question resolved.
A named contact for any question about your pay, tax code or deductions, not a ticket queue.
Answers to the most common questions about umbrella payroll.
An umbrella company directly employs contractors, runs their payroll, bills the agency or client for completed work, and handles all PAYE, National Insurance and statutory deductions. For the contractor, it means one continuous, compliant employer across multiple assignments.
As an employee of the umbrella, your pay has Income Tax and employee National Insurance deducted under PAYE, along with any pension contribution. Every payment is itemised on a clear payslip, so you can see exactly what has been deducted and why.
Yes. Because you are employed by the umbrella, statutory entitlements come as standard. That includes holiday pay, statutory sick pay where eligible, and a workplace pension through auto-enrolment.
Umbrella employment is a common, compliant route for contractors working inside IR35 and under off-payroll rules. Because the umbrella employs you under PAYE, the status question is resolved through compliant employment rather than left open.
We will set you up with one compliant employer across every assignment. No pressure, no jargon. Book a call and we will take it from there.