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Your business keeps control. Our specialist EOR provider becomes the legal employer and handles payroll, tax, pensions and compliance. Here's how responsibilities are shared.

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How It Works

When you use Paycore, we match you with an EOR provider from our network. That provider becomes the legal employer of your workers and takes on all UK employer obligations — payroll, tax, pensions, HMRC reporting and compliance. Your business keeps full day to day control: you direct the work, manage performance and run operations as normal. The worker works for you but is legally employed and paid by the EOR provider.

This is a well established, legally recognised employment model used across UK industries including construction, healthcare, technology and recruitment.

For a practical reference on UK employment rules when using an EOR — contracts, leave, pensions, termination — see our UK EOR & Employment Guide.

Who Does What

Paycore conducts monthly AML and KYC compliance reviews on every EOR provider in the network, so you know your provider is independently monitored for regulatory compliance.

Your Business (The Client)

  • •Day-to-day direction and supervision of the worker
  • •Setting tasks, rotas, schedules, and work objectives
  • •Managing performance, conduct, and disciplinary matters
  • •Approving holidays and managing absence
  • •Issuing and managing the commercial contract with the worker
  • •Maintaining your own internal policies and procedures
  • •Health and safety at the place of work
  • •Recruitment and selection of workers
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The Paycore EOR Provider (The Legal Employer)

  • •PAYE and National Insurance calculations and deductions
  • •CIS verification, deductions, and monthly returns (for construction workers)
  • •Full payroll processing, payslip generation, and BACS payments to workers
  • •Real-time information (RTI) submissions to HMRC
  • •Workplace pension auto-enrolment and provider submissions
  • •Statutory payments: SSP, SMP, SPP, SAP, and ShPP
  • •Identity verification and right to work checks on workers
  • •Tax code management and P6/P9 processing
  • •Year-end reporting: P60s, P11Ds, and final HMRC submissions
  • •Holiday pay accrual and processing
  • •HMRC correspondence and enquiry management

The Worker

  • •Legally employed by the Paycore EOR provider
  • •Receives payslips, P60s, and pension communications from the EOR provider
  • •Carries out day to day work under the direction of the client
  • •Identity and right to work verified by the EOR provider
  • •Auto-enrolled into a qualifying workplace pension scheme
  • •Employment rights fully protected

How It Differs From Other Models

ModelKey Difference From Paycore's EOR
Traditional contractor payroll modelSuch providers typically apply a generic, one size fits all model. Paycore's EOR providers are sector specialists matched to your industry.
Direct employmentYou take on all employer obligations yourself. With Paycore, the EOR provider assumes these responsibilities.
Recruitment agencyAgencies find candidates. Paycore's EOR providers become the legal employer and handle all ongoing payroll and compliance — this goes far beyond placement.
Managed payroll providerA payroll bureau processes your payroll but you remain the employer. With Paycore, the EOR provider is the employer and owns the compliance obligation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The agreement is a legally binding contract. It sets out the obligations of your business, the EOR provider, and the worker and provides legal certainty for everyone.
Yes, and this is entirely standard. The worker receives their employment documentation, payslips, and P60s from the EOR provider. However, their day to day work experience is unchanged — they work for you, under your direction.
Because Paycore operates a network of specialist providers, we can support a transition to a different EOR provider if your needs change — for example, if you expand into a new sector or if your workforce profile shifts.
Absolutely. Many Paycore clients use one EOR provider for their construction workforce and a different specialist for their office-based staff. The network model is designed for exactly this kind of flexibility.

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