The i4 Group is a leading provider of payroll and contractor services to the global contracting industry. In the UK, our Umbrella Company, i4 Pay Partners, provides financial advantages for temporary workers, self-employed individuals, construction workers, recruitment companies and private firms.

With an Umbrella Company:

• You become an employee of that company.
• You are provided with full employment rights.
• You are covered by the company's insurance policies for Employer and Public Liability Insurance as well as Professional Indemnity Insurance.
• You are expected to remain as an employee of the company and work on successive assignments.
• You are entitled to claim business-related expenses to offset your tax liabilities (subject to the company's Expense Policy).
• The company takes full responsibility for PAYE, National Insurance and VAT payments together with all the statutory reporting.

The benefit of working though i4's Umbrella company, 'i4 Pay Partners', whilst in the U.K is that it will allow you to offset a range of business expenses against your income, meaning that you take home more at the end of your working week!

If you register before you depart Australia or New Zealand you can even offset the below relocation expenses against your income, minimising the tax that you pay *:

• Relocation expenses up to £8,000 (Travel Insurance, Freight, excess baggage, etc)
• Travel to and from home country and the UK for the first five years
• £50 worth of groceries a week for the first two years
• Accommodation in the UK for the first two years

When these expenses are offset against your gross taxable income the result is that you pay substantially less tax. This enables you to have more money to do all the things that you wanted to do in the UK in the first place! But that's not all! Upon arrival in the UK, you will be faced with a whole host of things that you need to do. You may need to look for a job and accommodation, obtain a National Insurance number, open a bank account, as well as find your way around London! This is where the 'i4 the UK Starter Packs' come in to play.