Job hunting can be daunting, particularly if it’s your first time, and even more so in the current climate. But before you worry about your new workmates or concern yourself with interviews, there’s something EVERY applicant needs: a solid CV. Your CV is often the first thing a potential employer will find out about you. In […]…
Danbro are pleased to confirm that we will be basing all furlough payments on 80% of taxable pay. Our clients have been informed and those who have already received a payment from us – calculated at 80% of National Minimum Wage – will have their entitlement recalculated and the difference paid. All others who are […]…
I’d like to pose a question: Could you survive on less than the Minimum Wage – particularly if your regular income is so much more? That’s the grim reality right now for thousands of contractors working through umbrella companies in the UK. Honest, hard-working people with bills to pay and families to feed. I must […]…
As the health emergency surrounding Coronavirus deepens, so too does the economic anxiety experienced by many workers around the country. Not least, umbrella company employees. With thousands of umbrella contractors in the Danbro Family, this is an issue we’re particularly concerned with. So this weekend, Helen Broughton MBE DL, the Danbro Group’s Managing Director, is […]…
The Government has issued fresh guidance to help contractors’ spot non-compliant, tax-avoidance schemes. The information, freely available on their website, aims to help contractors and agency workers identify ‘umbrella’ schemes which wrongly claim to be able to increase your take-home pay. This often means paying less in Income Tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs). Additional […]…
Christmas time. Finances are stretched, limits reached and, for many who can’t count on the reliability of full-time employment, it can be a time of stress and apprehension. Frustration at a lack of holidays, hesitance about making longer term financial commitments, and anxiety about making ends meet until your next contract should not be included […]…
Take-home pay calculators can be key, particularly when it comes to estimating your finances and working out what you could, and should, be getting paid as a contractor or freelancer. When applied appropriately, take-home pay calculators can provide valuable information about your earnings. This information allows you to make accurate predictions and estimations, and put […]…
The Apprenticeship Levy – in particular how it is being applied by Umbrella Companies – is a complex piece of legislation, and one that is causing considerable confusion amongst some in the industry. Unite, one of UK’s largest workers’ unions, recently called for a “crackdown” on the alleged profiting of Umbrella Companies from Apprenticeship Levy […]…
September 04 2018 @ 11:16 am by Damian Broughton MBE
We’ve previously spoken about the risks attached to non-compliant umbrella companies and the rogue models they offer; this month HMRC have further spotlighted this practice in their guidance on what to do if your umbrella company offers to reduce your tax liability and increase your take-home pay. “…you’re highly likely to be avoiding tax and […]…
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