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Compliance shouldn’t be your problem…

…so, we’ve made it ours.

When the rules changed, we had two options. Adapt or build something better. So, we did what Vallum always does. We took responsibility.

Together with Compass Contracting, we created Compass Vallum Solutions. A joint venture designed to give our contractors, clients, and supply chain complete protection, total compliance, and one single point of accountability.

Because the Vallum name stands for care, accountability, and doing things properly, creating our own umbrella lets us protect that promise from start to finish.

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Why Compass Vallum Solutions exists.

From April 2026, agencies and end clients become jointly responsible for ensuring PAYE, tax, and National Insurance is paid correctly. For years, too many umbrellas have cut corners, leaving workers exposed to tax risks and businesses vulnerable to supply chain liabilities.

We knew we couldn’t rely on “hope the provider does it properly.”

So we built one that does.

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For contractors

Whether your brand new to contracting or already established, we make being paid simple and safe. You get full employment rights, accurate payslips, on-time payments, and total tax compliance. Our joint team handles everything, PAYE, NI, holiday pay, pensions, and more. It’s the same vallum care you’re used to, backed by Compass’ industry-leading payroll expertise. A better, clearer, more protected way to work.

For clients

With new legislation putting liability on agencies and end hirers, you need a payroll partner you can trust. Compass Vallum Solutions gives you transparent oversight, professional verification, and one accountable provider for your contractor payments. Not only does this reduce legal risk, it protects your reputation and removes complexity from your supply chain.

FAQs

Because new rules make compliance everyone’s responsibility. We built a JV with Compass to take complete ownership of payroll, compliance, and to protect our contractors, clients, and supply chain.
Yes. Payroll is processed via Compass’ verified systems and checked by SafeRec to ensure correct tax and NIC are paid correctly.
You’ll keep the same straightforward, on-time payments, with clear payslips and full statutory rights.
You get one accountable partner and complete oversight of contractor payroll. End-to-end support from recruitment to payroll.
If you’re already a Vallum contractor, keep an eye on your emails. Your Vallum consultant or our compliance team will be in touch about any migration steps, but the process is very simple and will only take a couple minutes. If you’re unsure, reach out to your Vallum consultant.