With Quickstep, you can enjoy the benefits of employment while maintaining the flexibility of contracting.
Our Umbrella Company allows you to work under a contract of employment, giving you the support and security of being employed while you continue to work on flexible assignments.
Benefits
Working under a Quickstep Contracting Services (QCS) Umbrella contract gives you the benefits and protections of employment, alongside the flexibility of contracting.
As a QCS contractor, you may have access to a range of benefits and services, including:
- Statutory Holiday Entitlement
- Statutory Sick Pay, where applicable
- Statutory Maternity and Paternity Leave, where applicable
- Access to a Workplace Pension Scheme
- Thrivr & Extensive Discounts
- Insurance Cover, including Drivers Negligence and Comprehensive Insurance
- Allowable Business Expenses, subject to completion of an Expense Eligibility Assessment
- Weekly Payments and Online Payslips
- Text Message Updates to keep you informed about your payroll
QCS Umbrella gives you the security of employment while allowing you to enjoy the flexibility of contracting.
Our umbrella payroll service provides a straightforward and reliable way to manage your contracting income, with professional payroll support and the employment benefits available to you.
We take care of the payroll administration, ensuring your payments are processed accurately and efficiently while helping you remain compliant with the relevant legislation.
What do I need to do?
- When you source an assignment, you simply need to tell your agency that you want to provide your services through QCS
- We will then contact your agency to let them know to send us a copy of your timesheet
- We will then process payment to you. It’s that simple
We will always pay you a minimum of National Minimum Wage (NMW). Dependent upon the rate that you have agreed with the agency, any amount in excess of NMW will be paid to you as profit related pay (less any statutory deductions for PAYE and National Insurance Contributions (NIC’s) and pension.
We will pay the salary due to your nominated bank account and provide a payslip and text message to confirm what has been paid to you.
