The Basics
Umbrella companies work by engaging freelance workers and employing them on the same basis as any other business employs staff. They then agree to provide the services of their employees to third parties such as agencies and end user clients.
This means that as an employee you will be engaged under a Contract of Employment, providing full employment rights and statutory protection. Springboard will then contract with your agency or, in some cases, the end user client to provide your services on assignments with a number of different end user clients. Due to the temporary nature of the assignment work it is usually expected that you will work on a series of assignments at different locations and on this basis you should be able to benefit from any travelling and subsistence costs associated with carrying out work at your temporary workplace.
Becoming an employee of Springboard is a straightforward process, but it does take some time as we need to ensure that you are the right person for us and that we are the right organisation for you. From the moment you sign your contract you become an employee of Springboard
- We provide you with full employment rights through an overarching contract of employment. This means that your employment with us continues even if you are not working on assignment with an end user client.
- As our employee you are covered by our comprehensive insurance policies
- The expectation is that you will remain an employee of Springboard and work on successive assignments with us
- As your employer we deduct PAYE, and National Insurance on your earnings and remit all deductions to HMRC
- Springboard agree and enter into contracts for your services and we take responsibility for all contractual matters
If you would like to speak to a member of our Customer Services Team to understand further the benefits of working for Springboard please contact us now.