Getting paid

We’re straight on rates

You deserve to work with an agency that is open and honest with you about your pay and any associated fees. At Thornbury Nursing, we will always be honest with you. We pay what we say.

View our pay rates

Reliable and regular pay

Payroll is processed five days a week at Thornbury Nursing – Monday through Friday, so you’ll be paid within days of completing your shifts.

Bank holiday dates

England and Wales

2024
Date Day Holiday
01 Jan Monday New Year’s Day
29 Apr Friday Good Friday
01 Apr Monday Easter Monday
06 May Monday Early May bank holiday
27 May Monday Spring bank holiday
26 Aug Monday Summer bank holiday
25 Dec Wednesday Christmas Day
26 Dec Thursday Boxing Day
2025
Date Day Holiday
01 Jan Wednesday New Year’s Day
18 Apr Friday Good Friday
21 Apr Monday Easter Monday
05 May Monday Early May bank holiday
26 May Monday Spring bank holiday
25 Aug Monday Summer bank holiday
25 Dec Thursday Christmas Day
26 Dec Friday Boxing Day

We pay what we say

At Thornbury, we operate a Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) payroll which means that we always pay our nurses directly, and tax income at source.

We do not use umbrella companies or permit our nurses to operate under a limited company or via umbrella schemes. This is for two simple reasons:

  1. We don’t believe that these schemes generally benefit our workers
  2. We’re concerned that many of them may not comply with HMRC (currently or in the future)

We strongly believe that we offer the best all-round package, and most importantly, unlike other agencies, we always pay mileage back in full to our nurses.

Pension scheme with Thornbury

Under the Pensions Act 2008, every employer in the UK must enroll their staff into a pension scheme and contribute towards it.

At Thornbury, workers will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Partnership scheme three months after your first payment from us. You will automatically contribute 5% and we will contribute 3% for the current tax year.

If you’d like to find out more, please contact our Payroll Team.