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A world without freelancers is a world without free thinkers
If IR35 was a tax mechanism used in centuries past, I dare say the CEST "tool" we are presented with today, would have been a befuddling series of questions presented by the tax collector to unsuspecting freelancers.
Freelancers, much…
How is HMRC’s “Don’t’ Get Caught Out” campaign “helping” contractors?
Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.Nelson Mandela
Many of you may recall that back in April HMRC named and shamed tax avoidance schemes used by umbrella companies for the first time. There was even a video (see…
Could the political party that gives a damn about freelancers and their contribution to the economy…
OPINION
When a nation’s employment options and freelancer freedoms are taken away from them, everyone suffers, including The Treasury and oddly enough, Countdown viewers. Katherine Steiner-Dicks highlights concerns over growing…
The Bulb Bailout: is it morally justifiable right now?
As state bailouts go, the failed gas and electricity provider Bulb Energy is the largest since the £45.4bn Royal Bank of Scotland bailout of 2008. But something about this latest bailout is making many freelancers and small business owners…
Freelancers: the “real life” Teachers that schools need
Many schools and colleges would like to increase their financial and career education efforts but they are hindered by a busy timetable, curriculum and a lack of skills and knowledge. That's according to the Money and Pension Service's…
No cushion for impact: how the Chancellor’s budget outlook ignored the imminent cost of living…
OPINION
The Autumn Budget could be seen as no news is good news for the UK's 4.3 million freelancers and self-employed businesses. Thing is, the Chancellor and the Tory government had already delivered a series of bad news in the…
Autumn Budget: Will Rishi come through for Freelancers?
AUTUMN BUDGET SPECIAL
Freelancers and small business owners around the UK share what they'd like to see Rishi Sunak announce in the Autumn Budget.
The Autumn Budget wishlist of freelancers and small business owners includes a range…
Gigatisation: How ‘big brother’ apps and worker exploitation are giving freelancing a…
Thousands of drivers delivering for Amazon in the UK could be entitled to an average of £10,500 compensation for each year they have delivered for the company, according to law firm Leigh Day. But could this lead to greater government…
Contractors get the chop
ContractorCalculator urges in a press release for agencies and end-clients to terminate contractor contracts before April
When Freelance Informer received the below press release in its Inbox, it was taken aback by the headline, and…
‘Startup Starmer’: what he will do for entrepreneurs if he gets voted in as PM
Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer and The Institute of Directors (IoD) have something in common. They are both calling to put entrepreneurs at the heart of the recovery, and avoid damaging tax hikes. However, just days after the…