Why do I have to sign an employment contract?
Your employment contract (COE) is the legal basis of your relationship with us. Without them you would not be employed and would have no labour rights. We need a signed COE before we can invoice your agency or customer or make payments to you.
A contract requires commitments on both sides. Our COE defines our obligations as an employer and yours as an employee.
Since we will be your permanent employer, there are several clauses in our COE that justify and strengthen this reciprocity of obligation and our relationship with you as an employer / employee.
What is an “overarching employment contract”?
“Superordinate contract” simply means that you have a single COE during your entire time with us, in which you can process a series of orders for several different agencies or customers. One of the advantages of having an umbrella job is that you get one job for all your tasks, so you only have one employer, one tax code and one continuous job, even if you work for many different agencies and clients. This makes it easier to access references and access credit notes. This also means that you retain your employment rights, including the right to SSP and SMP / SPP, even if you are in between missions.
Why does the contract state my wages as a national minimum wage?
You have a single COE with us for your entire time. You can do multiple tasks during this time, and the remuneration for each task can be different. This makes it impossible to include your actual wage rate in this parent contract.
Instead, the COE states that you receive the applicable national minimum wage and a discretionary bonus. The bonus is the difference between NMW and your gross wages.
We can only reimburse for travel expenses as mileage travelled in your own vehicle. If you travel in any other way, this will be a recordable expense.