Workforce Assured: Stronger Partnerships. Better Protection. Greater Confidence to Grow.

New Red Planet is proud to be Workforce Assured accredited. We believe the greatest value comes from putting those standards into practice together, through partnerships that protect workers, strengthen compliance and support sustainable growth.

Behind every project is a workforce. Behind every worker is a chain of businesses responsible for how they are recruited, engaged, supported and paid.

When those businesses work well together, workers receive clearer information, clients gain greater confidence and suppliers have a stronger foundation for delivering their services.

That is why Workforce Assured matters to NRP, and why we want to build relationships with fellow accredited contractors, recruitment agencies and supply-chain partners.

WHY: Your people deserve protection. Your business deserves confidence.

Businesses should be able to focus on delivering projects, supporting clients and developing their teams, with confidence in the arrangements behind their workforce.

Workers should understand who engages them, how their pay works and where to turn when they need support.

Achieving that takes clear responsibilities, dependable processes and partners who are prepared to demonstrate how they operate.

Workforce Assured focuses on ethical, transparent and fair labour practices within the built environment. Its accreditation includes audit protocols for contractors, agencies and umbrella suppliers, examining the controls behind worker engagement across different tiers of the supply chain.

That matters because a worker’s experience is shaped by more than one organisation. The standards set by a contractor need to carry through to the agency supplying the worker and the intermediary processing their pay.

At NRP, our purpose is to take payroll pressure off our partners and support the people their businesses depend on.

Our Workforce Assured accreditation reflects our commitment to that purpose. It gives fellow accredited businesses a shared starting point for discussing expectations, evidence and how we can work together.

HOW: Make shared standards part of everyday delivery.

A strong partnership connects the promises made during procurement with what happens when a worker starts an assignment, receives a payslip or raises a question.

That means agreeing who does what, providing understandable information and dealing with issues promptly.

Workforce Assured supports this wider approach through three complementary areas:

• Accreditation: assessing labour-management practices and identifying improvements.

• The Academy: training, guidance and consultancy for different parts of the supply chain.

• Specialist audit and compliance services: examining how arrangements operate through ongoing checks.

The Academy includes support for policies, procedures, procurement and governance, alongside training for contractors, agencies, umbrella businesses and workers. Accreditation and Academy services are distinct offerings.

Workforce Assured’s specialist tools also look beyond company-level assurances. Worker interviews explore the experience of people on projects, while documentation audits can examine payslips, contract terms, competency records and right-to-work evidence.

These services help businesses test whether their processes are reaching the workforce in practice.

For NRP, this reinforces a principle we value: confidence is stronger when it is supported by evidence.

We want our partnerships to have clear onboarding arrangements, appropriate payroll processes, accessible support and useful information that helps each business understand its part in the supply chain.

Why partnerships between accredited businesses matter

If your business is already Workforce Assured accredited, you have invested in examining your practices and demonstrating your commitment.

The next question is how your partners help you maintain those standards as your workforce and client commitments grow.

Working with another accredited business creates a useful foundation. It gives both parties a recognised framework for discussing labour practices, while leaving room to examine the specific service, responsibilities and evidence required.

Strengthening compliance

Clear handovers between contractor, recruiter and payroll provider can help reduce gaps, duplicated work and uncertainty.

Agreeing the engagement model, onboarding requirements, payroll deadlines and escalation process early makes the relationship easier to manage.

Accreditation supports this conversation. Ongoing due diligence and each organisation’s responsibilities remain essential.

Supporting worker protection and wellbeing

Workers benefit when their terms and pay are understandable, questions have a clear route to resolution and concerns are taken seriously.

Labour assurance complements the site’s health and safety arrangements by bringing attention to employment practices, worker experience and relevant documentation. It forms one part of protecting a workforce.

Creating a stronger foundation for growth

As a business grows, its processes need to keep pace with more workers, more locations and greater client expectations.

A capable payroll partner can support that expansion without placing every additional processing task on the contractor’s or agency’s internal team.

Workforce Assured also describes its accreditation as a shared assessment model that can reduce duplicate audits for clients using the standard. Its stated benefits include supporting suppliers’ work-winning activities by helping them meet client compliance requirements.

Our view is that shared standards, clear responsibilities and dependable delivery create better conditions for lasting commercial relationships.

WHAT: NRP’s payroll support for your business and supply chain

NRP works with contractors, recruitment businesses and end clients to understand their workforce arrangements and identify the appropriate payroll service.

Our services include:

• Umbrella payroll for suitable temporary-worker arrangements.

• PEO PAYE for agency partners seeking a PAYE option with NRP acting as the employer.

• Managed payroll bureau services for businesses retaining employment responsibility while outsourcing agreed payroll processing.

• CIS processing for engagements assessed as suitable for that model.

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We begin by understanding your current arrangements, your client requirements and where your team needs support.

From there, we agree a practical process covering onboarding, information exchange, payroll and queries, with responsibilities clearly defined between the parties.

The aim is straightforward: give your business dependable payroll support and more capacity to focus on serving clients and delivering work.

Fellow Workforce Assured accredited businesses: let’s put our shared standards to work.

If you are a contractor, recruitment agency or supply-chain business within the Workforce Assured community, we would welcome a conversation.

You may be reviewing your payroll arrangements, preparing for growth or looking for a partner who understands the standards your clients expect.

NRP can explore where our services fit, what support your team needs and how we can build a relationship that works for your business and its workforce.

We share a commitment to better labour practices. Let’s discuss how we can deliver them together.

Contact Steve McDermott, Business Development Manager

Email: steve.mcdermott@newredplanet.com
Telephone: 07854 881 220