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payslip verification for umbrella companies

Real-time HMRC-rate validation that protects workers and de-risks your supply chain. Built by FCSA — trusted by 210,000+ umbrella workers.

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why payslip verification matters

Non-compliant umbrella companies can underpay workers through incorrect tax calculations, hidden deductions, and National Minimum Wage violations. The damage is real — and it’s about to get personal.

With Joint and Several Liability arriving in April 2026, recruitment agencies become financially liable for umbrella PAYE shortfalls. HMRC has estimated £2.845 billion in potential recovery. Manual spreadsheet checks don’t scale — and they miss the subtleties that cost workers thousands.

FCSA members currently process over £6 billion in PAYE annually through HMRC. That’s the scale of the industry — and the scale of the compliance challenge.

how veripaye payslip verification works

Automated HMRC rate validation

Every payslip is checked against current tax tables, NIC thresholds, and NMW rates. No manual calculations, no human error.

NMW and holiday pay compliance

Built-in checks for National Minimum Wage after deductions and Working Time Regulations holiday pay calculations.

Key Information Document generation

Generate compliant KIDs showing expected take-home pay, calculated against live HMRC rates.

Continuous monitoring

Not one-off spot checks. Continuous, automated verification across your entire umbrella supply chain.

Unlike AI-based payslip auditing that relies on OCR interpretation of payslip images, veriPAYE validates against source data — HMRC rates, NMW thresholds, and Working Time Regulations calculations. No guesswork. No AI hallucination risk with your workers’ pay.

backed by fcsa — the gold standard

veriPAYE is built and maintained by FCSA, the UK’s leading accreditation body for umbrella company compliance. FCSA’s 700+ point annual audit standard means the tool is built by the people who set the compliance bar.

Chris Bryce, FCSA CEO: “Real compliance means continuous, evidence-based verification — not annual questionnaires that are out of date before the ink dries.”

210,000+

workers protected

50+

accredited members

700+

compliance checkpoints

who uses payslip verification?

Recruitment Agencies

De-risk your umbrella supply chain before JSL enforcement. Free for all agencies.

Umbrella Companies

Prove your payroll compliance to clients and workers with real-time verification.

Workers

Understand your payslip and check your take-home pay is calculated correctly.

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veriPAYE is free for recruitment agencies. Start verifying umbrella payslips today and build your JSL defence before April 2026.

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frequently asked questions

Payslip verification is the process of checking that an umbrella company payslip correctly applies HMRC tax rates, National Insurance contributions, National Minimum Wage, and holiday pay. Unlike manual checks, veriPAYE automates this against live HMRC data — giving you deterministic, evidence-based results rather than subjective interpretation.
Verification validates against source data — HMRC tax tables, NMW rates, and Working Time Regulations calculations. The results are deterministic: a deduction is either correct or it isn’t. Auditing typically involves reviewing payslips after the fact, often using OCR or AI to interpret payslip images. Verification is proactive and precise; auditing is reactive and probabilistic.
Yes, for recruitment agencies. Umbrella companies pay a subscription that covers the verification infrastructure. This aligns incentives: umbrellas demonstrate compliance, agencies verify it, and workers benefit from accurate pay — all at no cost to the agencies doing due diligence.
Absolutely. From April 2026, agencies are financially liable for umbrella PAYE shortfalls under JSL. Continuous payslip verification provides documented evidence of ongoing due diligence — a critical component of any reasonable steps defence against HMRC recovery action.
veriPAYE is built and maintained by FCSA, the UK’s leading accreditation body for umbrella company compliance. While FCSA accreditation assesses umbrella companies annually through 700+ compliance checkpoints, veriPAYE provides continuous, real-time payroll verification between audits — closing the gap between annual reviews.