John Bounds

John Bounds is a Director at Rocket PAYE and is a well-known figure within the payroll and recruitment sectors. He has worked in the temporary and contractor payroll market for 25 years specialising in legal and compliance.

If it’s JSL liability, it’s Managed Service Providers (MSPs) too, potentially

Agencies and end-clients appear to be hogging the JSL liability limelight. But ‘relevant party’ means there’s room for one more.

8th August, 2025 | Comment

What details SHOULD a contractor payslip include to be compliant?

A seven-point checklist to refer to -- for umbrella contractors with doubts about their payday document.

3rd July, 2024 | Umbrella Companies

Top 4 non-compliant payroll models for contractors to beware

Skims, scams and schemes likely to land you in hot water with HMRC be like…

5th June, 2024 | Comment

Skating around the edges and wishy-washy, it’s HMRC's new umbrella company guidance for agencies

To recruiters who use brollies the taxman has published inadequate guidance -- a list of must-dos bereft of any new directional detail.

7th December, 2023 | Comment