Im starting a domestic cleaning agency.

[Rendog1967]

I have started a ltd company. My company is a cleaning agency. Im going to be introducing cleaners to customers. The cleaners will be self employed. I will be doing full checks on all cleaners to make sure they are suitable. I will also be finding the customers. I will charge the customer and take a small percentage before paying the cleaner. I have full insurance to cover 4 cleaners. I have a couple of questions and would appreciate some help.

1. Do I need to send an invoice to both the customer and the self employed cleaner for work completed?

2. If I have more cleaners on my books, do I need to inform the insurance immediately?

I'm asking question 2 because there is quite a big jump in insurance price.

 

[fisicx]

1. No. You will be paying the cleaner as agreed in their contract. The invoice only goes to the customer.

2. Yes. If you take on more cleaners and don’t tell the insurer your insurance may be invalid.

 

[Newchodge]

I have started a ltd company. My company is a cleaning agency. Im going to be introducing cleaners to customers. The cleaners will be self employed. I will be doing full checks on all cleaners to make sure they are suitable. I will also be finding the customers. I will charge the customer and take a small percentage before paying the cleaner. I have full insurance to cover 4 cleaners. I have a couple of questions and would appreciate some help.

1. Do I need to send an invoice to both the customer and the self employed cleaner for work completed?

2. If I have more cleaners on my books, do I need to inform the insurance immediately?

I'm asking question 2 because there is quite a big jump in insurance price.

You invoice the client, the cleaner should invoice you.

 

[Rendog1967]

Thanks so much for the replies. The cleaner will be self employed so I cannot issue a payslip. What is the correct way to confirm any payments to them?

 

[Newchodge]

Thanks so much for the replies. The cleaner will be self employed so I cannot issue a payslip. What is the correct way to confirm any payments to them?

As I said. THEY invoice YOU and issue a receipt, if you want one.

 

[Rendog1967]

Thanks again

 

[Talay]

I have started a ltd company. My company is a cleaning agency. Im going to be introducing cleaners to customers. The cleaners will be self employed. I will be doing full checks on all cleaners to make sure they are suitable. I will also be finding the customers. I will charge the customer and take a small percentage before paying the cleaner. I have full insurance to cover 4 cleaners. I have a couple of questions and would appreciate some help.

1. Do I need to send an invoice to both the customer and the self employed cleaner for work completed?

2. If I have more cleaners on my books, do I need to inform the insurance immediately?

I'm asking question 2 because there is quite a big jump in insurance price.

Your cleaners will not be self employed, however much you would like them to be.

You need to understand this from day one and price accordingly because you are simply using disguised employees and they will fail the tests of self employment such as direction and substitution.

You will need to charge out at a minimum of about £20 plus VAT per hour to make this viable as your costs are going to be in the £15+ range.

 

[JenDS]

You only invoice the clients. The cleaners need to invoice you. You need to have a solid contract with the cleaners though.

 

[Gyumri]

You need to have a solid contract with the cleaners though.

It won't help as stated above if the cleaners are basically working predominantly for the OP. He will have to employ them with the usual trimmings and trappings that go with being an employer!

If they are also working for many other clients then they would generally be regarded as self-employed.

 

[HFE Signs]

Just a though - If they are all self employed, won't they have their own insurance?

 

[AmazonGeek]

As others have said above, it is unlikely that you will be able to treat them as self-employed. You could a long time ago but the law changed a while back. In short, if they look like employees then they probably are and that means wages, NIC, PAYE, holiday entitlement, etc.