Qdos

Recruitment and IR35 specialists outline their predictions and wishes for freelancers in the new year including: most in-demand freelance servicesrate risesgovernment policy impacts on independent workforce “We are seeing an…

The impacts or "side effects" of Off-payroll legislation and private sector IR35 reform on the flexible labour market have been unravelling fast since April, as The Freelance Informer has previously reported. Yet, there seems to be an…

IR35 expert, Qdos, has responded to the release of HMRC’s evidence put forward to the Finance Bill Sub Committee for their inquiry into IR35 reform in the private sector. Will the HMRC admit what the reform is really doing to British…

Which sectors and companies are hiring interims and why? Interim vacancies will continue to grow in 2022 as demand for flexible talent shows no signs of slowing down, according to new research from the Association of…

With over a third of contractors (35%) having left self-employment since private sector IR35 changes came into effect in April 2021, the skills gap is widening in vital sectors, such as IT and healthcare. Startups are also leaving the UK…

FINANCIAL SERVICES The City is calling for the UK to explore new measures to allow employees to enter the UK for short-term work without a work visa. Authors of a new report allude that an exodus of foreign talent will continue to hurt…

If you are a highly skilled contractor or freelancer looking for work, you may find the process discouraging due to the limited number of vacancies. A new report confirms the trend. ‘While prominent stories about rising vacancies and…

SPECIAL REPORT The government has announced a 1.25% Health and Social Care levy based on National Insurance contributions to tackle the social care crisis. "Another short-sighted attack from the government on the self-employed": Seb…

🚀Share this article on social media Government documents have revealed that the HM Courts and Tribunal Service has been hit with a £12m IR35 bill*. The latest news comes hot on the heels of the other government departments…

Tax experts have confirmed with the Financial Times that the UK tax authority is securing a mind-boggling amount of financial data on people, including personal online transactions. The experts said that the HMRC secures data from…