Everything you need to know about your pay is on these pages. Please click the links to get you to where you need to be.

Coople pays every Friday for the work you’ve done two weeks before.

Hanna works with Coople for three weeks.

When will she get paid?

This is what it looks like:

Your payslip contains details like total weekly payments, your holiday pay, and pension contributions.

Coople’s payslips contain all the details about your payments and deductions. It can be a bit difficult to understand what’s on your payslip, so here’s a good summary that can help:

Net Pay: This is the money you’re taking home. It’s the result of adding your Total Payments or Gross Wage and subtracting your Total Deductions.

Timesheet Gross pay: This is your Gross Wage or the money you've earned for all
your shifts in a week. It includes your Holiday Pay + Standard Hours + Statutory
Payments + Bonuses, Commissions and Expenses. These last three payments
are voluntary, and only some companies might choose to include them in your
pay at their discretion.

Deductions: This is the money you’ve paid to maintain public services like
healthcare, unemployment benefits and your own retirement pot. It includes your
National Insurance Contributions + Pensions + Tax. Any figure you see in
brackets is a refund that has not been deduced from your Total Payments.

YTD Summary: This is the total Tax Deducted you’ve had from your Total
Payments with Coople this YTD (Year to Date). This period of time starts on the
first day of the fiscal year which in the UK is April 1st.
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The timesheet analysis contains information about:

You are paid for your working hours, and get holiday pay on top of your wage.

With Coople, you get paid for the time you work, and that means that your break is unpaid.

You will only be paid for hours worked, which will be reflected in your payslip.

Holiday Pay is what Coople pays you on top of the pay rate you get in every job or shift by working with our hiring companies.

When you apply for a job in the Coople Jobs app, you’ll see that your Pay for a job is the Rate including Holiday Pay.

What does this mean?

Our hiring companies pay you an agreed upon hourly rate for your worked hours. On top of this, we include your Holiday Pay because you’re legally employed by Coople (not the hiring companies).

We show you your total earnings in the app, so you get an idea of how much money you will take home for a job. However, on your payslip, you’ll see the Rate and the Holiday Pay separated. We do this to understand better how much you made in every shift and how much Coople contributed for your holiday pay.

Your pay is subject to income tax and national insurance contributions.

On the Coople Jobs app, we display your gross pay, which is the amount you are paid before deductions.

As your employer, we take care of your income tax and your national insurance contributions so you don’t have to. These will be deducted from your pay.

These contributions are required by UK employment law and will ensure you’re always working legally when you work with Coople.

HMRC, the tax authority in the UK, tells Coople which tax code to use to collect the right Income Tax from your pay.

Your tax code includes a number and a letter. For example 1250L. The number tells us how much tax-free income you’ll get in that tax year (from April to April).

In the example above, 1250L, you can have your first £12,500 tax-free. This is called your Personal Allowance and it’s spread evenly across your pay packets throughout the tax year. Once you earn more than £12,500, Coople will deduct tax from your income before you receive payment.

It’s essential that you enter your HMRC declaration information in the Coople Jobs app. This will help us inform HMRC of your working circumstances and ensure that you’re taxed correctly.

If you think you’re in the wrong tax code, please contact HMRC directly.

You can find more information about tax codes on this government website.

Make sure you select the right tax rate when you report your hours.

The HMRC declaration ensures that you are put in the correct tax code and get paid the right amount. You will be prompted to provide your HMRC declaration during your registration process, and you won't be able to start working without it.

Providing your HMRC declaration only takes a few seconds, but be sure to read it thoroughly and pick the correct one. You must select one of the following three options:

Read more below to find out how to add your HMRC declaration.

If you think you’ve been put in the wrong tax code, you'll need to contact HMRC directly to resolve the matter – we forward your declaration to HMRC, but we can't change your tax code ourselves. You can find your tax code on your payslip, and learn more on this government website.

In order to comply with UK employment law, students will still have to pay taxes.

Even if you are a student, you will be subject to paying Income Tax and National Insurance as part of UK employment law.

You will pay Income Tax if you earn more than £1,042.42 a month on average.

You will pay National Insurance if you earn more than £166 a week.

If you think you have paid too much tax because you are continuing to pay but you stopped working part way through the tax year, you may be able to claim a tax refund.

To see if you’re eligible for a refund, you can use HMRC’s tax checker, or alternatively, you can contact HMRC directly.

Coople needs your NI number to add you as a worker, make payments, and national insurance contributions.

Coople is your legal employer. Once you pass your right to work, we'll legally employ you, pay your wages and make national insurance contributions in your name. including pension and holiday pay. This is why we need to confirm your National Insurance number (NI number).

We recommend you share your NI number with us when you create your profile and always before you get a job. Without your NI number, we won't be able to put you in the right tax code and pay you for the work you do. You also need to add your bank details so that we can pay you.

If you are working or are intending to work, the law requires you to apply for a National Insurance number. If you do not already have one, visit the government website to apply for your National Insurance number today. Once you have it, please immediately add it to your profile as instructed above.

Declare your tax status so that we can put you in the correct tax code.

Coople is your legal employer. This means that we legally hire you, make National Insurance Contributions in your name and include holiday pay and other benefits every time you do a shift with us.

To put you in the correct tax code, we need to know your tax status.

...that's it. You're done! Now just sit back and wait for the money to roll in 💳

If you’re eligible for a pension, Coople will automatically enroll you with NEST, 12 weeks after your first shift.

At Coople, we want what’s best for our workers. That’s why, if you’re eligible for a pension, we’ll automatically enroll you with our trusted provider, NEST.

You’re eligible to join our workplace pension if:

If you don’t meet the above criteria, sadly it means you’re not eligible at this time. You’ll receive a note from NEST explaining exactly why. But, don’t worry, we’ll keep an eye on your profile and, if your situation changes and you become eligible, we’ll instantly let you know!

If you're eligible for a pension, you’ve got nothing to do! Coople will automatically sign you up with NEST, 12 weeks after your first shift. We’ll also take care of your contributions and deduct them from your salary for you.

It really depends on how much you earn. We have to calculate contributions based on your annual qualifying earnings so it could be anything between £5,876 and £45,000.

Here’s an outline of how things work:

To see exactly how much is being paid into your pension, simply check your payslip.

Yes, you can opt-out at any time. All the details are in the information pack.

Any questions or issues, just visit the NEST website (they have great FAQs) or contact us via the Help Center.