Freelance Job Payment Procedure

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Payment Procedures

To ensure you are paid promptly, please make yourself aware of the following procedures:

Completion of your timesheet
Submission of your time sheets
Understanding your payslip
Limited companies and VAT
CIS Holders
Method of Payment
Do you have a current form P45?
Tax Office details
National Insurance
Personal Temporary Number
Change of circumstances
Guide to claiming expenses
Foreign worker coming to UK

Understanding your payslip

Click here to view a PDF guide to payslip. The guide shows an example payslip with a key outlining each reference.

Method of payment

Payment is made weekly in arrears directly into your bank or building society account via the BACS system. If you do not have a bank account, you must open one. You can expect payment every Friday, but this is depending upon you submitting a correctly completed time sheet every Friday.
Please note that payments cannot be paid into third party accounts and all cheques are “Account Payee Only”
Your payslip and timesheet will be posted to you by first class mail, and will show BACS payment date and bank account credited.

It is essential that you complete a bank account details (BACS) form and send it to our accounts department stapled to your first timesheet. Failure to do this may result in you being paid by cheque. BACS forms are in your starter pack; you can get a form from your consultant, or click here. If you do wish to check that you have been paid, you should first contact your bank for a conformation that a BACS payment has been made into your account. Please note that checking your account using a bank ATM machine may not give up-to-date details, as the information is only updated periodically.