Step 1
When you’ve made the decision to join an umbrella company, they become your employer.
How does an umbrella company work?
An umbrella company employs contractors typically working on short-term assignments for end-hirers. It gives contractors legal employee status and employment rights, whilst removing the complexity from temporary 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.
Why choose an umbrella company?
An award winning umbrella company, like Focused provides contractors with legal employee status and employment rights and handles all of the complexities that come with working as a contractor. It’s a simple, hassle free way of working, leaving you with no unexpected tax bills and as it’s flexible, you can remain in continued employment regardless of the length or number of assignments you work on.
Joining an umbrella company
If you fall inside IR35, then joining and working through an umbrella company is the easiest way for contractors like you to work. But how do you join?
Try our umbrella take home pay calculator
Our umbrella take home pay calculator will provide you with a quick estimate of how much you could earn working through an award winning umbrella company, such as Focused.
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, something that The Contracting Awards 2024 also recognised when they awarded us the Best Umbrella Company (500 – 1000 clients).
