As an umbrella company, The Simple Umbrella is a payroll provider for contractors. We act as your employer, process your wages, and offer additional support such as administration. It means you can work between different contracts and they handle your admin and payroll, so your activities are focused on finishing and finding more work.

Once you’ve signed up you with us you will have an employment contract and benefit from all of the same employment rights as other permanent employees. You will be able to carry out multiple short-term contracts with less overall risk.

R35 or as is more formerly known “Intermediaries Legislation” c was introduced by HMRC in 2000 as tax legislation specifically designed to battle tax avoidance by workers supplying services to clients through an intermediary, such as a limited company and used to assess whether a contractor is a genuine contractor rather than a ‘disguised’ employee, for the purposes of paying tax.

There are many intricacies to determinign wheter you fall under IR35, and you should contact us so we can analyse your situation specifically However, there are a few principles to consider to check if you fall under IR35. For example, you should see whether the contract specifically mentions these principles:

As your employer, we ensure that you are covered by all our insurances. We provide employees with Professional Indemnity, Employers’ Liability and Public Liability Insurance as a standard.