For contractors
Being employed by WECGROUPS
If a recruitment agency has placed you on an assignment and told you that you will be paid through WECGROUPS, this page explains what that means.
Your status
You are our employee
You sign a contract of employment with WECGROUPS. You are not self-employed and you are not a limited company contractor. You have the statutory rights of an employee, including:
- Holiday pay
- Workplace pension enrolment if you meet the eligibility criteria
- Statutory Sick Pay if you meet the qualifying conditions
- Statutory maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay where applicable
- Protection under the National Minimum Wage and Working Time Regulations
Your pay
How your pay is calculated
Your agency agrees an assignment rate with the end client. That rate is paid to us and it covers more than your gross wage. From it, the following are met:
- Our margin — a fixed amount per pay period, stated in your Key Information Document
- Employer's National Insurance contributions
- Employer's pension contribution, if you are enrolled
- Apprenticeship Levy, where it applies
- Holiday pay
What remains is your gross taxable pay. From your gross pay we then deduct Income Tax, employee National Insurance, employee pension contributions, and student loan repayments where applicable.
Every one of these figures appears on your payslip. If anything on your payslip is unclear, contact us and we will explain it line by line.
- Our margin
- Employer's National Insurance
- Employer's pension contribution
- Apprenticeship Levy, where it applies
- Holiday pay
- Gross taxable pay
Straight answers
What we will never tell you
We will not tell you what percentage of your rate you will take home, because we do not control your tax code, your personal allowance, your student loan plan, or your pension contribution rate. Any company that advertises a guaranteed take-home percentage is either making it up or operating a scheme that HMRC will challenge.
We operate standard PAYE at statutory rates. There is no arrangement available with us that reduces your tax below what you owe.
Getting started
Before your first assignment
We will ask you for:
- Proof of right to work in the UK (share code or original documents)
- Your P45, or a completed Starter Checklist
- National Insurance number
- Bank details in your own name (we do not pay into third-party accounts)
- Signed contract of employment
Every pay period
Your payslip
You receive an itemised payslip for every pay period. Each payslip shows:
- The assignment rate received and hours worked
- Our margin, shown as a separate line
- Employer's NI, employer's pension and Apprenticeship Levy, where applicable
- Gross taxable pay
- Income Tax, employee NI, employee pension, student loan
- Holiday pay, accrued or paid
- Net pay