Guides

Whether you are new to contracting or are looking for a change, we’re here to provide you with the best value, expert, and compliant services when it comes to managing your payroll.

Joining an umbrella company is one of the easiest ways to get paid when you are contracting. Instead of setting up your own limited company or being enrolled in an agency PAYE system, tens of thousands of contractors use umbrella companies to get paid for short-term and long-term contracts. Find out how it works.

An easy-to-understand breakdown of how to read your payslip and what everything means.

As an employee of our umbrella company, you can make pension contributions via our salary sacrifice scheme. This guide explains how salary sacrifice works.

A guide on how to submit your mileage once you have completed the SDC assessment and it has been confirmed that you can submit mileage for your contract role.

We guarantee to provide all our customers with a friendly, prompt and efficient service on the phone, email, livechat or WhatsApp.

If you want to make a complaint, whatever it’s about, we’ll give it our full attention and we’ll make sure it’s dealt with by someone with the right knowledge and experience.

Umbrella.co.uk is committed to dealing with all employees and members of the business community, fairly, impartially and in a proper, friendly and considerate manner.

This member guide is designed to help you understand how your Smart Pension account works and to provide you with relevant information, so you can make important decisions with confidence.