Thanks for all your replies. I’ll try to answer some points
This is the first (vague) mention of any contract- ‘Can I please ask you to complete your details on the payroll system. https://www.quest-pay.co.uk/ such that we can get you set up.
I found this in an email just now-‘We have to request references as part of our employment checks, as we are acting as your employer during your contract at vi***’ -although they do say in a later email, that the factory vi*** is my employer. They dont seem to know what they are talking about.
I emailed the agency a month after my first paycheck to say I was not paid what I was due, and that I’d prefer to be paid by the agency directly-who then went on to say that they could only pay me national minimum wage if they paid me themselves. Since the office was opposite the factory I had already visited a couple of times to try to get an explanation.So they claimed that it was the fault of the umbrella co.
I havent asked the manager for a statement, but I have been asked by the umbrella’s lawyer to provide them with all the evidence I intend to use.Which is difficult as I havent prepared it yet and not sure what I need
The Umbrella took the £11, deducted employers tax, employers NI, my tax, my NI, pension and holidays, ended up equivalent to£9 gross