£10 agency weekly fee?

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john324
john324 Posts: 5 Forumite
in Employment, jobseeking & training
Hi money savers,

I've been working a job agency for over a year now and wanted to know if the £10 weekly fee they deducted from my pay was correct.
This fee is deducted from my take home pay after I pay tax and NI on it.
Is this allowed and can I claim the tax back?

Any help would be appreciated.
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  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    I have never heard of this
    What is this fee suppposed to be for?
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • john324
    john324 Posts: 5 Forumite
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    Apparently its supposed to be some admin fee for processing the wages which are paid by PAYE.
  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,925 Forumite
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    Is it a normal agency or an umbrella company?
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  • mcjordi
    mcjordi Posts: 4,238 Forumite
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    i was never charged any sort of fee when i worked through an agency

    did you get them to get steel toe cap boots or equipment perhaps its that

    i know prime time charged a fortune for steel toe cap boots which could be had in asda for £10er ish
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  • john324
    john324 Posts: 5 Forumite
    edited 14 November 2009 at 5:10PM
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    Don't think its a umbrella company. It's part of a much bigger privately owned company.

    Contractors have to provide their own steel toe cap boots.
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    is this a household name eg reed/ select etc?
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,925 Forumite
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    john324 wrote: »
    Don't think its a umbrella company. It's part of a much bigger privately owned company.

    That doesn't make a difference. We can't give any constructive help with such limited information.
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  • john324
    john324 Posts: 5 Forumite
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    The agency in question is called SCR. Its part of the SCH group.
  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,925 Forumite
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    SCR are an umbrella company.
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  • zzzLazyDaisy
    zzzLazyDaisy Posts: 12,497 Forumite
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    There is a lot of information for agency workers here:

    http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/employment/employment-agencies/index.html

    If you cannot find the answer to your question, you can scroll down to the bottom and complete the enquiry form.
    I'm a retired employment solicitor. Hopefully some of my comments might be useful, but they are only my opinion and not intended as legal advice.
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