Umbrella company for contract role

Ronaldo · 14 Mar 2011 at 19:06

Hey guys need a low fee umbrella company for a contract role

bit new to umbrella companies but all seem to take lot off unless your earning more.

any ideas on low fee ones?

cheers

Ronaldo · 14 Mar 2011 at 19:54

mejinks said:
Do not use Parasol as they are thieves who stole £800 from me. Do not use JSA because they forget to pay you. Do not use Giant because god knows how they work, but they pay you with "bonuses" and offer investigation insurance, which sounds all to dodgy.

I haven't yet used Orange and Gold.

Try contractoruk.com

Hey man thanks for that, acually i was looking at Parasol and just spoke to JSA.

I look into some others, appreciate that ! thanks

PapaLazaru said:
Used these guys twice with no problems. £9 a week.

http://www.carringtonumbrella.co.uk/

hey just had a look at their site, seems like the best one. I will call them tomorrow. Thanks man!

Ronaldo · 14 Mar 2011 at 23:16

thanks for that. Deffo going to call carringtonumbrella.co.uk and see if there are any hidden fees but it seems nice and cheap.

can you claim using oyster receipts? like if i top up £24 a week instead of making travel card?

Ronaldo · 14 Mar 2011 at 23:42

Khaaan! said:
I used nasa consulting for almost 2 years, they charge £10 a week which includes all fees and their phone support is fast and helpful.

I highly recommend them.

http://www.nasaconsulting.com/

Same day payment as well.

You can claim 40p/mile for the first 10,000 miles if you drive to and from your place of work as well which worked out really good for me as I had quite a bit of extra cash each week

yh that seems good too. will give them a call too. thanks

Ronaldo · 15 Mar 2011 at 11:50

Just found out that i can only choose from a List......

so Orange and mykeys seem to be best but orange uses £9 for its lunch per day which works out to be the same as my keys....

Orange 16.80 fee!

Ronaldo · 31 Mar 2011 at 22:17

quick question, what happens on bank holidays when you can meet your contract hours for the week because your work place is closed?

request to get paid?

Ronaldo · 31 Mar 2011 at 22:26

dr_volki said:
why not get a limited company and you're the director rather then umbrella?
i did the maths for me and i get quite a bit more doing it through my own Ltd. than umbrella

what are the real difference?

back to the question if you know the answer, say i'm contracted 35 hours, if i miss a day then i cannot make that 35 hours.

cheers

Ronaldo · 2 Apr 2011 at 11:08

Kiyoshi said:
A lot of people have used Orange Genie (I think - might have got that totally wrong?) where I work, and they complain about them a lot but I haven't paid attention to why.

i'm using them.

thanks guys for the info, very helpful