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Pay and contracts

What a UK contract promises, from PAYE and umbrella pay to holiday, notice, pensions and the payslip.

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Umbrella company pay: how it works and what it costs

How an umbrella company turns an agency assignment rate into your pay, what the Key Information Document must show, and how holiday pay is handled.

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    PC-001 III

    Rotations at sea: crew contracts and pay

    How a rotation at sea is paid, what a crew changeover involves and what a seafarer's contract says about leave and notice, in plain British English.

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