You will usually be encouraged to work through an umbrella company only if you are working in the public sector.

If your work is in the private sector, you need work through an umbrella company only if your assignment is relatively short and you do not expect to carry out any further assignments in the near future.

Although it is still possible to work through a limited company in the public sector, it is now complicated and onerous to do so as a result of the ‘Off Payroll Working’ (IR35) rules that came into force in April 2017. The recommended route is now to work via a payroll umbrella company such as Competex Pro.

The payroll umbrella company model is therefore becoming the more favoured option by all concerned in light of the new changes, being the most straightforward solution to the problems created by the new legislation.

Competex Pro handles all the commercial, employment, taxation, and statutory issues associated with the hire of interims and consultants, so that your agency or end-client doesn’t have to.