Contractor Umbrella has announced it is to adopt the Swedish Derogation Model to meet the requirements of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR).

The ’Swedish Derogation’ essentially means the agency employs temporary workers and pays them between assignments.

Contractor Umbrella has promised the following:

·     Recruiters referring to Contractor Umbrella will assured that their candidates will be working under a contract of employment and receiving a salary, even when between assignments.

·     Contractor Umbrella, in collaboration with its recruiter partners, will be making every effort to ensure that on completion of an assignment further suitable employment is sourced.

·     Furthermore, Contractor Umbrella will obtain detailed site specific information including location, hours & nature of every assignment. Stringent checks and controls are being put in to place to ensure that the 12 week qualifying period is being evidenced in each and every case.

Contractors working through a limited company or personal service company (PSC) will fall within the scope of AWR unless they are genuinely in business on their own account and their working practices fall inside of the IR35 legislation; in which case they would fall outside the scope of the AWR.