Umbrella is our traditional and standard pay model. This payment model is for contractors who fall under SDC /single site workers and have no allowable expenses. Designed to be simple and easy to use, Umbrella suits contractors who carry out assignments for recruitment agencies and/or end clients.
Once you register for Apex Umbrella, you become one of our employees.
We receive payment from your agency for the hours you have worked, from which we will make any necessary deductions, such as National Insurance, Income Tax, our margin and your pension contributions. Apex will then pay the relevant deductions straight across to HMRC, so you don’t have to worry about a thing.
The money you receive into your bank account is your take home pay.
There’s no joining fee to register with Apex. Our competitive margin structure is quoted upon registration and is based upon your chosen payment option and the amount you earn. It’s also taken directly from the funds we receive from your agency before any other deductions are made, e.g. tax and NI contributions.
The following benefits (and more) come as standard with our Umbrella service…
We’re here to respond to any queries you may have regarding either your registration or your payment.
All payments processed by Apex are paid via the Faster Payment system as standard.
We keep the amount of paperwork you need to complete to an absolute minimum.
From the moment you register you’re entitled to Personal Accident, Professional Indemnity, Public and Employers Liability insurance cover where applicable to your assignment.
Umbrella employees are entitled to all employment benefits such as Holiday Pay, Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Maternity Pay.
You’ll be kept up to date re your payments via SMS and email.
As a contractor you may have multiple end-clients. With Umbrella, however, we remain your employer from assignment to assignment. This continuity of employment will make it easier to get credit or apply for a mortgage.
PAYE Contractors
Our Umbrella pay model is designed for PAYE contractors who are subject to Supervision, Direction and Control, otherwise referred to as SDC.
We support our contractors from the very beginning of the process, guiding you through registration and chasing your pay from the agency. Our Contractor Liaison Officers are on hand to go through any queries you may have and work hard to resolve any issues that may arise.
Every contractor we pay has to go through our compliance process during registration to ensure they can be paid. This makes sure that 100% of our contractors are 100% compliant.
You work hard and deserve to be paid correctly, on time and with the minimum of fuss. At Apex, we’re dedicated to making sure that happens without fail, each and every week.
We don’t believe that you should have to deal with hidden extra costs or legislation that you weren’t expecting, which is why we are clear upon registration what we charge and what is expected of you.
We always ask security questions before we’ll engage with you. If you don’t pass these questions, we won’t give any information out. This helps reduce fraud, safeguarding your information in the process.
From the moment you register with Apex, you become entitled to our insurance cover where applicable to your assignment.
This includes Personal Accident, Professional Indemnity, Public and Employer Liability insurance cover. To find out more click below or contact one of our team.
The personal accident insurance provided by Apex is designed to pay out compensation in the event of personal injury or death, provided this occurs as a result of an occupational accident (including your commute). Should the worst happen, you and/or your loved ones could be financially supported.
Talk to an expertA ‘must have’ for anyone working as a contractor, public liability insurance covers compensation payments and legal costs in the event that you/your business injure or cause damage to another person, organisation or their property. This could include a member of the public, a client or a supplier etc. Apex provides public liability cover of up to £5,000,000.
Talk to an expertProfessional indemnity insurance covers any compensation payments or costs that may be awarded should you be shown to have provided a poor quality of service which has, in turn, caused your client to lose out financially. It can also be called upon to cover any expenses and legal costs that may be accrued in your defence. Apex provide professional indemnity insurance up to the value of £5,000,000.
Talk to an expertEmployers liability insurance is designed to cover any compensation payments and legal costs that may be incurred should an employee (current or former) sue an employer for injury or illness caused by their work. It’s a legal obligation for most organisations to hold this type of insurance. For work taking place in the UK Apex provides employers liability cover up to the value of £10,000,000. For offshore work and terrorism cover that figure is £5,000,000.
Talk to an expertProducts liability insurance is designed to cover any compensation payments payable to a third party in the event that a product you/your business designs, produces or supplies causes an injury. Apex provides products liability cover up to the value of £1,000,000.
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After 12 weeks spent working with us, we automatically enrol you onto our chosen workplace pension scheme, The People’s Pension. Not only does this help you safeguard your future, working towards a financially secure retirement, it also means that Apex provides its own contributions towards your pension pot, further boosting your overall fund.
With almost 5 million members and operated on a not-for-profit basis, The People’s Pension is a hassle-free, flexible and portable workplace pension designed for people, not profit.
It’s also what’s known as an ‘authorised master trust’. In other words it’s been recognised and approved by The Pensions Regulator as being properly run and governed in the best interest of its members.
For more information on workplace pensions or to learn more about our chosen pension provider please click one of the links below.
