This doesn’t seem to be making any progress for umbrella contractors.
My MP has confirmed that government is reviewing policy on the bases of payment but commission/ bonus is currently excluded.
I haven’t seen a clear explanation for why umbrellas split pay between an amount equivalent to national minimum wage and a commission/ bonus element. Is there an article or thread that explains this?
Umbrellas clearly wouldn’t have been able to anticipate the job retention scheme when they determined the structure of payments to their employees. However, I’m struggling to see any advantage to me in this structure and, as someone who signed up to my umbrella recently, I know that it wasn’t mentioned during that process. I think this has the potential to end up in court if the government doesn’t sort it out.
My MP has confirmed that government is reviewing policy on the bases of payment but commission/ bonus is currently excluded.
I haven’t seen a clear explanation for why umbrellas split pay between an amount equivalent to national minimum wage and a commission/ bonus element. Is there an article or thread that explains this?
Umbrellas clearly wouldn’t have been able to anticipate the job retention scheme when they determined the structure of payments to their employees. However, I’m struggling to see any advantage to me in this structure and, as someone who signed up to my umbrella recently, I know that it wasn’t mentioned during that process. I think this has the potential to end up in court if the government doesn’t sort it out.
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