banjodeano 31 #1 Posted May 13, 2018 My partner has just started working for an agency, she is not self employed and gets paid paye by the agency, but she has told me they take £30 admin fee out of her wages every week, when she asked what it was for, they waffled on saying it was for various things, but when she pinned them down she was told it was for their accountant to work out what tax she pays and calculate her wages... Surely this must be illegal? i have never worked for anyone who takes my money for just working out what i should get paid, anyone know the legality of this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
ALAN 58 10 #2 Posted May 13, 2018 Take a look at. http://www.gov.uk / employment-status. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Anna B 1,414 #3 Posted May 13, 2018 My partner has just started working for an agency, she is not self employed and gets paid paye by the agency, but she has told me they take £30 admin fee out of her wages every week, when she asked what it was for, they waffled on saying it was for various things, but when she pinned them down she was told it was for their accountant to work out what tax she pays and calculate her wages... Surely this must be illegal? i have never worked for anyone who takes my money for just working out what i should get paid, anyone know the legality of this? Same thing happened to my son. But that was some time ago, does it still go on? He seemed to think it was pretty common for agency work, but I think it's disgusting, along with other practices like not getting paid for all the hours worked, not getting paid at all, in fact many of the infringements of worker's rights which it seems you just have to put up with, in this so called 'gig' economy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mafya 246 #4 Posted May 13, 2018 Have a read of this= https://www.taxation.co.uk/Articles/2012/08/29/46031/dodgy-deductions Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
leelister6 10 #5 Posted May 14, 2018 Some agencies will charge a percentage of what they pay you, some charge a flat fee and some will pay you £18/hour and charge the client £25/hr. Parasites, but sometimes you have no choice but to bend over and take it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell 863 #6 Posted May 14, 2018 Same thing happened to my son. But that was some time ago, does it still go on? He seemed to think it was pretty common for agency work, but I think it's disgusting, along with other practices like not getting paid for all the hours worked, not getting paid at all, in fact many of the infringements of worker's rights which it seems you just have to put up with, in this so called 'gig' economy. indeed, almost everything these days is through agencies, more and more employers work through agencies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
banjodeano 31 #7 Posted May 14, 2018 Thanks for everyone's help. I thought i would give you an update. I called ACAS and asked them for advice on her behalf, they told us if she was not an umbrella scheme then there is no way they should take any more, they told us to contact the agency to confirm if she was on an umbrella scheme, they said no, just standard PAYE, then she was told to ask them what exactly what the money was taken for, last week they told her the money was for the wages dept, but today it had changed to pay for her training...when informed that there hadnt been any training involved they started to get all flustered... To cut a long story short, she demanded her money and was told it would be in her account on Friday and no other monies would be taken...What a set of filthy thieves..!!!, no doubt this is going on with all the other agency staff they employ. My partner is now going as a PLC and will pay her own tax etc... Agency companies are the scourge of this country, i cannot put my hatred of them into words. Once again thanks for all the help and advice, and hopefully someone may come across this thread in a similar situation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
nikki-red 308 #8 Posted May 15, 2018 Off topic bickering has been removed, please dont turn this into yet another anti-government thread. Thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Cyclone 10 #9 Posted May 15, 2018 Ltd company, PLC would mean that's she's floating the company on the stock market. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
banjodeano 31 #10 Posted May 16, 2018 Ltd company, PLC would mean that's she's floating the company on the stock market. I am not sure Cyclone, you may well be right, as long as she wasnt getting ripped off was all i was concerned about, thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
andrew678678 10 #11 Posted June 6, 2018 Best thing to do is to check your contract, it should say how much you're getting paid? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Chez2 10 #12 Posted June 7, 2018 Its a long time since I worked for agencies but I worked for a few in the mid to late 90s. I was always told my hourly rate and that's what I got. The agency sorted out tax and NI, no other charges were levied at me. ---------- Post added 07-06-2018 at 16:00 ---------- I am not sure Cyclone, you may well be right, as long as she wasnt getting ripped off was all i was concerned about, thanks She will have a lot more money to spend if she goes Ltd. You have end of year report amongst other things to deal with. When we started nine years ago the average accountants fees for a small Ltd company were around £600 per annum, assuming you do most of the invoicing etc yourself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...