What are employee benefits? Who should be entitled to them?
Saturday, September 4th, 2010
www.tarpon-uk.com 0845 643 1580 I am contracting through an Umbrella Company — should I be entitled to employee benefits? Your Umbrella Company should provide you with an over arching employment contract, which will mean you are treated as a permanent employee. Any good employer will make sure it’s employees are well looked after and able to benefit from better perks and savings. There are many ways an Umbrella Company can benefit its employees, from salary sacrifice schemes to corporate affiliations giving its employees discounts on products and services. What is a salary sacrifice? A salary sacrifice is when an employee agrees to give up part of their pay under their contract of employment. Usually, the sacrifice is made in return for some form of non-cash benefit. A salary sacrifice can come in many forms, such as: Childcare vouchers: Pensions: Give As You Earn — charity donations Bicycles Mobile Phones Eye Tests & Glasses In addition to the salary sacrifice scheme any worthy employer will also build up corporate partnerships to further enhance the overall employee benefits package. These partnerships can be introduced as employee “perks” enabling the employee to again benefit from discounts on sales and services such as high street shop discounts, leisure break deals, restaurants and much, much more. Make sure your Umbrella Company provides you with an employment contract and an employee benefits package. I’ll speak with my Umbrella Company now - Thanks a lot for …
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