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Why choose
umbrella?

Umbrella

A hassle-free solution for contract work

An umbrella company acts as your employer, giving you legal employee status and removing the complexity from contract work. It’s the simplest way of working for most contractors, because there are no unexpected tax bills and you’re still entitled to statutory benefits, including a state pension and maternity leave.

It’s a flexible solution too, allowing you to remain in continued employment in spite of the length or number of contracts you work on.

 

Benefits of Focused

Prompt and accurate pay is just the start of what we offer. Because it’s our job to let you get on with yours.

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Salary sacrifice on personal pensions

We support salary sacrifice contributions which could save you money in both PAYE and also NI each month.

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Dedicated support

Once you’re registered with us, you’ll be assigned a team member who’ll take care of everything you need. So, should you need to get in touch, you’ll know exactly who to ask for.

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Employee reward scheme

Our reward scheme is extensive, offering access to personal accident insurance and exclusive discounts on over 2000 High Street products.

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Independent mortgage advice

We work in partnership with experienced experts, Professional Contractor Mortgages. It means you can get help securing a mortgage, loan or other financial product.

Let’s get to work

Onboarding with us is simple. Why not start today

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Join Focused

Create an account with just a few personal details and right to work check via our online joining portal.

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We’ll call you back within one hour and provide you with a personal take home pay calculation before you can go on to complete your registration in minutes.

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Welcome call

Once joined you’ll receive your welcome call where we’ll discuss all the essentials with you and from there, you’re good to go!

Focused are reliable, extremely helpful and easy to contact by telephone or email. You always get to speak to a human… if I have ever had any issues with my employment agency they have always liaised to ensure I am paid on time. The website is also very easy to use. Great service.

Paula
Contractor

We’re committed to the highest standards

We’re FCSA accredited, so we’re held to the highest industry standards of compliance, transparency and reliability.

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