
Contractor & Temporary Workforce Payroll — Done Properly
CIS, subcontractors and temporary labour handled with full HMRC visibility and balance-sheet clarity.
Managing temporary labour is where payroll, tax, and cashflow go wrong fastest.
If you use subcontractors, agency workers, or temporary labour:
- Self employed status compliance
- Incorrect CIS deductions
- Verification errors
- Late or incorrect returns
- Mis-posted liabilities
- Cashflow surprises
These aren’t “admin problems” — they’re governance and financial control issues.
That’s where Harbour comes in.
Built in high-risk payroll environments
I’ve spent years running and fixing contractor and temporary labour payrolls — where HMRC scrutiny is higher, margins are tighter, and mistakes get expensive fast.
That experience now underpins how Harbour supports all clients.
If your payroll involves subcontractors, CIS, or fluctuating labour costs, you need more than a processor — you need someone who understands how payroll & CIS flows through:
- HMRC accounts
- Your balance sheet
- Your cashflow
What Harbour supports
- CIS registration and subcontractor verification
- Weekly / fortnightly contractor payroll
- Accurate CIS deductions and monthly returns
- Correct posting of PAYE, CIS and NIC liabilities
- Alignment with Xero (or your accounts system)
- Ongoing compliance monitoring and clean-up
Not just – “Submitted” – but reconciled, understood and controlled.
Part of Harbour Managed Payroll
Contractor workforce support isn’t a bolt-on service.
It sits inside Harbour’s Managed Payroll model — where payroll is treated as a financial control system, not just a process.
That means:
- Clean HMRC accounts
- Clear liabilities
- Fewer surprises
- Better cashflow visibility
Who is this for
- Construction and trades
- Facilities management
- Engineering and maintenance
- Logistics and labour-heavy SMEs
- Any business using subcontractors or temporary labour
Free Payroll & Compliance Health Check
We’ll review your payroll setup, HMRC liabilities, CIS position, and how it all appears in your accounts.
Benefits to Your Business
Contractor Process
Why Choose Harbour?

From the Managing Director
“I’ve seen too many businesses take unnecessary risks with temporary labour. Our Contractor/Temporary Labour service gives agencies the control they need, backed by the discipline, integrity, and structure that define Harbour.”
Dale Simkiss – Managing Director

