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Actions you can take as an umbrella company to support compliance and best practice in the temporary labour market.
How you'll be paid, what you’ll be paid, and how to check your pay when you’re employed by an umbrella company as a temporary worker.
Guidance, tools and documents for umbrella companies and the employees and businesses that work with them.
Find out about the tax avoidance arrangements used by some umbrella companies.
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 about non-compliant umbrella companies using employment agencies to sell their tax avoidance schemes.
How to avoid being involved in tax avoidance schemes, if you are moved between umbrella companies as an agency worker or contractor.
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.
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