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Umbrella companies

Guidance, tools and documents for umbrella companies and the employees and businesses that work with them.

An umbrella company is a business often used by recruitment agencies to pay temporary workers.

皇冠体育app following guidance and tools are designed to help workers, businesses, and umbrella companies.

皇冠体育app government recently announced in the policy paper 鈥楾ackling tax non-compliance: umbrella company market鈥� that from April 2026, it will make agencies responsible for accounting for PAYE when providing workers employed through umbrella companies.

皇冠体育app government is also taking action through the Employment Rights Bill to bring umbrella companies within scope of the legal definition of an employment business to allow for their future regulation.

We will keep this guidance under review to ensure that any necessary changes are reflected.

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Published 3 December 2024