Fantastic umbrella company to use. Incredibly welcoming and accommodating for a contractors needs. I would genuinely advise anyone who isn't sold by their current accountants or umbrella company... See more
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Compass leads the way in contractor employment, engagement and payment services. We provide a range of employment and engagement solutions including PAYE options such as umbrella and PEO, plus more specialist self-employed contract solutions including CIS, together with overseas contracting and payments. We are fully accredited by Professional Passport and enjoy industry-leading customer satisfaction scores. At Compass, we understand our clients. We know from our years of experience that in the recruitment supply chain you need to be confident that your suppliers will provide a service to candidates that merits their trust and referral. We always aim to deliver a service based on transparency, efficiency, integrity and professionalism. Our senior management team have many years of experience in the recruitment industry, so we understand your requirements and priorities. We therefore offer a range of services to cater for all work scenarios, and pay levels, all of which come with the guarantee that your contractors are paid accurately, on time and in compliance with legislation and HMRC rules. The recruitment industry is challenging enough without having to worry about how you engage and pay contractors. Working with Compass, it’s possible to avoid the significant additional burden of processing a payroll and managing the risk and responsibility of employment.
Lytchett House, 13 Freeland Park, BH16 6FA, Poole, United Kingdom
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From my first experience with compass, absolutely brilliant. Very helpful and professional.
Junior specifically was brilliant!

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Have had a great experience working with this company. My customer care executive Michala was especially brilliant and the customer service I received throughout the year was excellent - professional, polite, helpful and efficient. Many thanks indeed!

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Clear and effective communication. My questions are answered in good time and they are very professional. I will definitely recommend them!

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Delay in payments and sending documentation for the last 3 weeks, will no recomend that company.
Hard to contact them by email, all the ones are nonreply emails, and the other ones not answering.
Edit: at the end they contacted me and they partially solved the problem making the payment a bit early, the problem is not really from Compass, it’s the platform Worldfirst.

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Always professional, helpful and to the point. Can't recommend enough!

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Compass employees have great communication. Whenever I have a query they get back to me almost immediately. Really happy with the service

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Payments for contractors are not being made on time.
This is a second week in a row when funds are not being credited into account on Friday. Instead of that they are paying on following Monday when payslip clearly states that the payment should be made on Friday.
P.S. Besides what was said above some contractors are paid on time and some not. That tells me that they are not accurate with their payroll operations.
I would recommend avoiding this Umbrella company if you just are about to join them.

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Efficient and helpful response whenever I contact them.

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First impressions really matter. Their approach and politeness is top notch.

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I've been using Compass for 18 months. Their communication is first class. Very helpful and knowledgeable.

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I had a number of questions on the example of various deductions from my potential gross pay. All were answered calmly and in a friendly manner.

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Sorted out my query about a payslip hours missing in record time even though I was annoying a bit and called near to closing hours Excellent service

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Olivia as usual dealt with my issue promptly, efficiently and professionally. If there are any issues I know that she will always get back to me as soon as possible with a response . She has always dealt with any queries with politeness and humour . So a big thankyou

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I have found using your services very efficient and a professional service.

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I never had any problems at all during 6 months with Compass. Even when I submitted my timesheet slightly later than normal m, all efforts were made to make my weekly payment on time

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