2021

Small and medium businesses in the UK are hoping for a major breakthrough to be announced by the Treasury on the Directors Income Support Scheme (DISS) as they grapple with the prospects of an end to cash schemes and wage hikes among other…

With the March deadline for the stamp duty holiday on the horizon, the UK property industry has urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to consider extending the exemption on the first £500,000 of residential property purchases. MPs will debate…

Gig workers and multi-sector contractors, popularly linked with cab-hailing, delivery platforms and staffing agencies, will see big changes in how they are classified on or off-payroll and how they are taxed after April. Many will feel…

The Directors Income Support Scheme, known as DISS, is expected to hear of the Treasury's decision in a matter of days, Forgotten Ltd. has confirmed with The Freelance Informer. Northern Ireland has outpaced the UK this month on its…

Covid vaccinations meant to protect the vulnerable and NHS health workers in the UK have gone to ineligible people due to an IT loophole, an Evening Standard investigation reported this week. People who are not yet…

Employers and hiring companies ought to buckle up for a slew of flexible working applications once the current lockdown ends, according to Theta Global Advisors – a chartered accountancy and consultancy firm specialising in freelance…

When your child leaves the nest, you might look back with the hope that your child-rearing skills provided enough lessons on street smarts to get them by in this world. But as they venture off, another thought may come into your head: does…

The UK's Supreme Court has ruled that hundreds of thousands of UK businesses that attempted to claim for coronavirus-related business interruption losses will receive insurance payouts. The court's decision follows the Financial…

Freelancers’ financial situations have been seriously impacted by an increase in late payments during the pandemic with one million UK freelancers being pushed into debt since the pandemic hit, according to a report by IPSE (the…

Pimlico Plumbers Chairman Charlie Mullins thinks it is a "no brainer" that all his staff should be vaccinated against the coronavirus. He is willing to go one step further and encourage mandatory vaccination against the virus written into…