Welcome to Merit Umbrella Payroll Software

Payroll Software from Merit Umbrella

Regardless of the age or size of your business, we have the perfect umbrella company back office solution for you.  When dealing with us you can be safe in the knowledge that you're dealing with the best in the business, we've been supplying umbrella payroll software since 1996 – and we're proud of our superb customer service.

View our product range and key software features within this site and contact us for more information or to arrange a free, no obligation demonstration.  If you're an umbrella company, we have the perfect back office solution here waiting for you.

Our Software

Start-up

Ideal for a start-up umbrella company or an existing company looking to take their first steps in the Umbrella Market with the minimum of hassle.

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Business

Perfect for the established umbrella company that knows what they want and where they want to be, but is being held back by inefficient systems.

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Enterprise

Our premium bespoke solution for the larger umbrella company and PLC's, featuring a more tailored approach and advanced features.

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Key Features

Contractor Web Portal

A full featured web portal with online payslips, user registration, timesheet and expense entry, contract acceptance, messaging and contractor account management. Dramatically reduces contractor queries and administration time.

AWR Compliance

Merit Umbrella is at the forefront of legislative compliance and features full AWR compatibility as well as being 'future-proofed' for any legislative changes.

Agency Web Portal

Bulk timesheet upload via spreadsheets/CSV files, multi entry of timesheets online for agencies and viewing. Option to approve contractor timesheets if required. Secure, reliable and trusted by dozens of umbrella companies.

Quick Data Processing

Extremely rapid payroll, billing and timesheet entry and import. Billing, paying and managing your contractors and agencies made quick and simple allowing you to spend more time focusing on growing your business.

CRM - Customer Relationship Management

Keep contact with your contractors; send ad-hoc SMS and email messages, generate contract packs and record dates and times for future calls and have the system alert you. Never forget a call again!

Fees - Unlimited flexible Fees

Structure your fees however you need. choose from fees per pay period or per timesheet, change the type from flat values, percentages, sliding and banded scales and add ancilliary charges such as CHAPS or insurance.

Reporting

Use one of our many built-in system reports or create you own. Exporting report data to Microsoft Excel or your favourite package couldn't be easier.

SMS

For an instant result an SMS gets your message across immediately. Send ad-hoc messages or bulk messages informing your contractors of payment amounts and dates. Excellent for marekting and cutting down administration calls.

CRM - Customer Relationship Management

Keep contact with your contractors; send ad-hoc SMS and email messages, generate contract packs and record dates and times for future calls and have the system alert you. Never forget a call again!

HMRC Recognition - for CIS, End of year and in-year

Recognised by HMRC for all electronic submissions and all communications are integrated into the system.

Flexible Import facilities

Whether you need to bring data in from a front-office application or import timesheets from an excel spreadsheet Merit Umbrella can bring data in from a wide variety of sources.

Scanning and document management

Go completely paperless! Our scanning and document management module allows you to keep electronic copies of any document attached to any record. Helps you improve your due dilligence processes.