Guides
To help make your employment with Payshield as straightforward as we can, the guides below explain certain things that will be relevant to you as an umbrella contractor. If you need any further information, feel free to get in touch on 020 4591 5007 or email support@payshield.me
- Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment businesses Regulations 2003
- Working Time Directive (WTD)
- Holiday Pay
- Employment Costs
- Statutory Sick Pay
- Statutory Maternity Pay
- Workplace Pension
- Agency Worker’s Regulations (AWR)
Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment businesses Regulations 2003
Guidance on the regulations is available via the link below
Conduct Regulations 2003: guidance for employment agencies and employment businessesOtherwise known as the Agency Conduct Regs, these regulations are there to give added protection to workers who, like you, are working through agencies (‘Employment businesses’).
Those protections include
Information required from/given to the client and provided by/to the contractor
The contractual documentation which must be in place
When a contractor must be paid
When transfer fees can be charged to the client
Unless you will be working with children or other vulnerable people, you have the right to choose to opt out of these regulations; if you do,
We will support your decision, and will tell the agency that you and we have jointly agreed to opt out as between (a) you and us, and (b) the agency, the regulations will not apply for that assignment.
Some agencies may prefer that you opt out, but they cannot legally insist that you to do so – it is your own free choice.
If you opt out of these regulations, our contract with the Agency for your services may include restrictions legally binding on you and affecting your future dealings with the End-Client, which you must comply with.
If you have previously opted out, you have the right to change your mind, and to tell us that you wish to opt back in for the next assignment.
You will be asked to confirm your decision during your onboarding process with us and can contact us at support@payshield.me if you wish to change your decision for your next and successive assignments.