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Find out about how and what you’ll be paid and how to check your pay when you’re employed by an umbrella company as a temporary worker.
Find out about the tax avoidance arrangements used by some umbrella companies.
Find out about non-compliant umbrella companies using employment agencies to sell their tax avoidance schemes.
Find out what you should consider before using an umbrella company to make sure it complies with the tax rules.
How to protect your employment business, and the workers you supply, from non-compliant businesses in your supply chain.
Find out how to check your payslip to make sure you are not involved in a tax avoidance scheme, operated by some umbrella companies.
Find out about mini umbrella company fraud, including checks you should complete and how to report potential fraud.
If you’re a UK agency or business placing or using temporary labour, find out what you can do to reduce your risk of using a non-compliant umbrella company.
Find out what to do if an agency or umbrella company offers to reduce your tax liability and increase your take home pay.
Help for agency workers who are paid through umbrella companies to understand their Key Information Document (KID).
Search for companies that can do Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks on your behalf (formerly Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks)
The government is publishing a call for evidence to ensure it has an up-to-date and well-informed view of how the umbrella company market operates.
The government is publishing a consultation on policy options to regulate umbrella companies and to tackle non-compliance in the umbrella company market.
Find out how to identify schemes that wrongly claim to increase your take-home pay if you're a contractor or agency worker.
Guidance for employers about DBS checks, including how to apply, registering with the DBS and the code of practice.
A list of Responsible Organisations and their responsibilities.
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on DCMS' Data Adequacy Assessments Umbrella IA
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