Below you will find useful information for agencies and contractors.
ePayMe’s Guide to SDC
Since the Government changed the travel & subsistence expense rules for agency and umbrella workers in the last finance bill, tax relief has been restricted. Workers are still able to get tax relief on his/her travel and subsistence costs if it can be shown that the worker is not under the supervision, direction or control (SDC).
To help you determine what is SDC and if you fall inside or outside, we have put together this handy guide.
ePayMe’s Compliance Health Check
As a leading outsourced payroll provider, ePayMe pride ourselves on compliance, as we know that it is all too easy for recruiters to fall into the trap of just using any umbrella company based on what they say they can offer – which isn’t always compliant.
If you, as a recruitment agency, use a non-compliant company, then you could leave yourselves wide open to financial penalties from the debt transfer legislation, which could be very costly indeed. So why put yourself at risk?
To help you as a recruiter, ePayMe have put together a quick checklist that will aid you in your due diligence when choosing your preferred suppliers (PSL).
View ePayMe’s Compliance Health Check
‘Right To work’ Documents
Every employer has an obligation to ensure that their employees have a legal right to work in the UK, which cannot be confirmed without making the necessary identification and evidence of their status checks. Failure to determine an employee’s right to work could result in penalties of up to £20,000 per illegal worker employed!
For more information, see An employer’s guide’ to acceptable right to work documents on the GOV.UK website.
How does an umbrella company work?
An umbrella company such as ePayMe acts as an employer to contractors, who are working within a fixed term contract, commonly through a recruitment agency. Employees gain employee status with the umbrella company, taking the pressures of payroll paperwork and administration away from the contractor.
Find out more about umbrella companies
Smart Pension
The Workplace Pension Scheme was established by law to support the introduction of automatic enrolment. Smart Pension is an easy to use online pension scheme that puts savers in control. It’s easy for members of Smart Pension to find out what’s happening with their account.
Website: http://www.AutoEnrolment.co.uk
Phone: 03333 666 2323
Professional Passport
ePayMe has sucessfully gained Professional Passport accreditation, following a compliance review. Professional Passport are the largest independent assessor of provider compliance and the trusted experts across all sectors of the temporary workers market. For over 10 years Professional Passport has been providing compliance guidance and support and is widely recognised as experts in this field. Recruitment companies should rely on approved providers when selecting their PSL. You can view compliance and accreditation details here.
HMRC – HM Revenue and Customs
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is much more than ‘the Tax man’. As well as collecting tax, HMRC administer benefits payments, help to protect national interests and carry out wide ranging work that helps to keep Britain in the black. HMRC pay out tax credits and check travellers aren’t bringing anything into the country that they shouldn’t. In fact, almost everyone comes into contact with HMRC at some point, which makes customer service central to everything HMRC do.
To contact HMRC:
- visit the website, or
- call 0300 200 3300
ePayMe’s PAYE reference number is 475/SB61958