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Salary skimming: whose money is actually being deducted?
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OPINION
While not all Freelance Informer readers are contractors or umbrella company workers, many are, so they will be interested to know that "salary skimming" has no definition in the FCSA's codes of…
Autumn statement: limited company freelancers squeezed like never before
Freelancers and contractors will see their earnings squeezed not only by higher taxes but tax grabs on dividends following the Autumn Statement announcements.
Jeremy Hunt has delivered a budget that has included tens of billions of…
Are your clients ready for a global recession?
Richard Jeffery, Chief Executive Officer at ActiveOps explores the need for businesses across the UK, US and Australia to take action in the face of an impending recession.
The world has never been more globalised than it is today.…
“Borderline unlawful?”: FCSA members report of agencies attempting assignment rate cuts…
Contractor and freelancer experts respond to FCSA receiving reports that some employment agencies are looking to reduce assignment rates on grounds that there has been a national insurance rate cut.
The Freelancer & Contractor…
Autumn Statement: expert predictions and wishlists
Workforce specialists offer their predictions and wish lists for the upcoming Autumn Statement and how freelancers, contractors, temps and side hustlers might want to prepare for any bad news.
Dividend tax hike would be “short-sighted…
“Exploited?” Why Britain’s temp workers are losing out on £97m each year
OPINION
Many of UK’s 1.6m temps are estimated to be missing out on thousands every year individually. What can they do about it? Julia Kermode of IWORK offers some tips.
Amid a 40-year inflation high, soaring energy bills and…
How to apply for Universal Credit if you are self-employed
One of the advantages of being self-employed is that you can pitch for extra work when money is tight. But what happens when you can't work because of ill health, a spree of clients cutting back on work or personal circumstances?
One of…
New App is answer to freelancers’ missing “Water Cooler” moments
A new mobile app called Groove is connecting freelancers for on-demand social focus sessions
Starting a Groove
Up to four workers around the world can participate in 50-minute on-demand focus sessions with short video calls at the…
The Tory Party must prioritise a crackdown on misspending before tax grabs and social cutbacks
OPINION
Will PM Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt use the Autumn Statement to prove that they can relate to citizens by doing them justice by cracking down on Tory party misspending? Or will they go for uncreative tax grabs aimed…
Julie Powell, author behind Julie & Julia, dies at 49
The Julie & Julia food blogger turned author and movie sensation, Julie Powell, has died at her home in New York at the age of 49. Powell, who died of a cardiac arrest, is survived by her husband, brother and parents, according to news…