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Whatever your industry or type of assignment, it’s our job to give you an altogether easier contracting experience.

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Liquid Friday at a glance

We believe that great people deserve great service. Contractors choose Liquid Friday because we treat them as real people, not payroll numbers, so you get freedom and flexibility with all the rights and benefits of employment.

  • Fast simple sign up
  • Same day payrolls as standard
  • Dedicated point of contact in our team
  • Outstanding support and benefits
  • Comprehensive insurances

10,000+

Happy Contractors

300+

Happy Clients

8,400+

5 Star Reviews

14

Years in Business

Joining Us Couldn’t Be Easier!

Sign up to join Liquid Friday using our simple 3 step processes via our quick and easy online onboarding system.

Say Hello!

We need to introduce ourselves and let you know how Liquid Friday will help you whilst you are on your Assignment. We will also discuss how you want to be paid and how much you will earn!

Getting set up

To get your started we will need to run through our simple Application process and ensure we have all the right information on file to get you paid. Once this is done, we will simply send you an online contract and complete your Right to Work check.

Start your Assignment

Once you are all set up and covered with our amazing insurance package we will look after you whilst you are on Assignment, pay you every week and ensure you are getting the very best of the service!

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Why Us?

01

Straight Talking

Whether you are new to contracting or a seasoned pro working with our team can be a refreshing change. We don’t use jargon or technical lingo, we’ll just present the information you need to make the best choice for you. We’ve also got lots of helpful resources that will explain anything we talk about.

02

Personal Touch

Fantastic customer service is very important to us. Our team are knowledgeable, professional, polite and friendly. Everyone gets a dedicated point of contact and we’re available on the phone, by email, text, Skype, webchat or carrier pigeon (although we’ve not received one for a while).

03

UK Based And Fully Compliant

We know that compliance, with all of the relevant laws and regulations, and being protected is really important to our employees, sub-contractors and clients. We’re regularly audited by HMRC, clients and our industry trade association, the FCSA. We are, and only ever will be, based in the UK.

04

Electronic Registration

Signing up with us is a piece of cake. As long as you’ve got an email address, everything can be done quickly and easily – including sending documents and signing contracts. Our average time from the initial call to ‘ready to go’ is around 40 minutes!

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As Standard…

Online portal for you to quickly and securely submit timesheets and expenses, statutory payments, at least 28 days paid holiday, SMS Pay Alerts, guaranteed National Minimum Wage, and comprehensive insurance cover included.

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You’re Covered

While working with us you’ll be automatically covered by our professional insurances, including £10 million in Public Liability cover. You also have the option to take out Personal Accident insurance for extra peace of mind.

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Our clients, both agencies and contractors are the heart of everything we do and customer care is our absolute priority.

Frequently Asked Questions

Most of contractors are paid every Friday, we process your payroll as soon as we receive the timesheet information from your agency. This may mean that you will receive your pay advice and SMS on Wednesday evening and the money will be with you Friday morning.

Please talk with the team to find out more information about a Same Day Payment.

We pay most of contractors weekly, however, some agencies operate a two weekly or monthly pay cycle. Please talk with the team to find out more information.

Please talk with the team to arrange a Same Day Payment.

As an Employee of Liquid Friday you may be able to claim certain expenses. Since 2016 this is a complicated matter and you will need to discuss your options with a member of the team.

Your agency will quote you an Assignment Rate, which can often be confusing as this is how much Liquid Friday charges the agency for the services you are delivering. There are a number of deductions that need to be made including employers national insurance (13.8%), apprenticeship levy (0.5%), our weekly margin and other related employer costs before we arrive at your rate.

These deductions can vary depending on the number of hours or days worked and therefore your gross pay rate will vary. This can be confusing so we will be able to provide a full breakdown of the calculation, please ask a member of the team or use our Take Home Pay Calculator on the website for an estimate.

Your agency will quote you an Assignment Rate, which can often be confusing as this is how much Liquid Friday charges the agency for the services you are delivering. There are a number of deductions that need to be made including employers national insurance (13.8%), apprenticeship levy (0.5%), our weekly margin and other related employer costs before we arrive at your rate.

These deductions can vary depending on the number of hours or days worked and therefore your gross pay rate will vary. This can be confusing so we will be able to provide a full breakdown of the calculation, please ask a member of the team or use our Take Home Pay Calculator on the website for an estimate.

Good news, we charge you nothing for our service. We negotiate a Margin with the agency as part of the Assignment Rate uplift.

All employers must pay employer’s national insurance – it is a statutory requirement.

The Assignment Rate that the agency pays to Liquid Friday must cover these employment costs and our margin. This can be confusing so we will be able to provide a full breakdown of the calculation, please ask a member of the team or use our Take Home Pay Calculator on the website for an estimate.

All large employers must pay the UK Apprenticeship Levy – It is a compulsory tax on employers in England to help fund the development and delivery of apprenticeships, with the aim of improving the quality and quantity of those available.

The Assignment Rate that the agency pays to Liquid Friday must cover these employment costs and our margin. This can be confusing so we will be able to provide a full breakdown of the calculation, please ask a member of the team or use our Take Home Pay Calculator on the website for an estimate.

You will have a statutory minimum entitlement of 28 days per year including bank and public holidays. If under the AWR regulations, we are advised by your agency of a higher entitlement, then this will be increased to match.

We have several options on how you may want your Holiday Pay to paid to you, please discuss your options with a member of the team.

It is important to take regular breaks throughout the year. However, if you have not used all of your holiday, any unused holiday will not be carried forward to a new year (don’t worry we will remind you).

If you take more than your entitlement, then it will be unpaid leave.

Yes, as an employee of Liquid Friday you will be auto-enrolled into our Group Pension with NOW Pensions.

We have several options on how you may want your Pension to be handled, please discuss your options with a member of the team.

Under the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (AWR), agency workers are entitled to have the same basic terms and conditions of employment as if they had been employed directly by the hirer once they have completed a qualifying period of 12 calendar weeks with the same hirer, in the same role.

Yes, as an employee of Liquid Friday, you will be in scope of these regulations if you meet the qualifying criteria.

Don’t worry, our Compliance do all of the work for you. We will check how your terms and pay compare to an internal member of staff who does similar work to you with the client and we will ensure you are either equal or better off!

As a Liquid Friday employee you are covered with the following fantastic insurance package:

  • Professional indemnity: £5million
  • Employer’s liability: £10million
  • Public liability: £5million

Yes, we are proud members of the FCSA. The Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA), an intrusive desktop and field review is undertaken against the FCSA code of conduct by one of the independent panel of reviewers. Our review is currently undertaken by EY. As part of this review, the results are then submitted to HMRC.

In addition we are proud Business Partners of the REC. The Recruitment & Employment Confederation undertakes a robust review of both our contractual and working practices to ensure we both comply with all relevant legislation and requirements but we importantly place you at the heart of our policies and services.

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