What I am agreeing to – Employment
Here at Kanopi Contract Services we want to be sure you understand what we do and how everything works so that you can be sure that working on this contract works for you. We have highlighted the main points below and just click on any/all of them for more information.
You work on assignments agreed with the agency for their client but you do so working for us.
They agree a charge rate with the agency that includes your pay and that is the lions share as it should be. But as well as the agency’s costs (as they specialise in sorting out the job and getting the right workforce, the right experience, qualifications etc) it also includes the employment costs.
As we are the company that employs and pays you. If you worked for the client or the agency then they would have to pay this cost but as you work for us it just passes down in the rates agreed and then we pay it from the money we receive.
An example of this is how we organize pensions and other benefits. Another example could be where you are eligible to claim any expenses.
We also offer other advantages, consistent employment is one, as is options over receipt of holiday pay. We are your one contact and provide access to our knowledge of engagement, including assistance working in Europe and worldwide.
As stated above, as your employer we meet our costs from the payment we receive from the Agency that arranges the work. We work hard to keep these costs to a minimum because we appreciate it is extremely important that we provide absolute value for money.
So you always need to consider that the rate agreed is the rate payable to us and our costs will always have to be taken from the money received and the employer costs, including Employers National Insurance are part of these.
It is therefore very important that the rate you agree with the agency is enough to cover these costs in addition to what you want to be paid.