Tech
Insider trading and the dangers of data for contractors
📤 Share this story on social media SEC charges Netflix insider trading ring led by software engineers If you are a contractor or freelancer of a pu...
Contractors
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The Freelancers' Couch
the tell-tale signs a contractor may need to dissolve their limited company
📤Share this article on social media John Bell of Clarke Bell John Bell, Director and founder of licensed insolvency firm, Clarke Bell has kindly of...
Self-employed mortgages and financial products
Inside IR35: How do contractors work out their income to apply for a mortgage if their tax status has changed?
Despite over a quarter (27%) of self-employed renters now seeking to improve their credit to boost their home bu...
COVID-19
PINGDEMIC: A guide for contractors, freelancers and sole traders
4.2 million self-employed workers do not qualify for SSP The NHS Track & Trace "pingdemic" has dominated the UK news headlines over the past two we...
Contractors
Loan charge: is it breaching the rule of law?
SPECIAL REPORT: THE LOAN CHARGE In a July session HMRC management including Jim Harra, the HMRC's Chief Executive, was questioned by the ...
Who's Hiring?
How your social media posts could get your freelance contract cancelled or worse
SPECIAL REPORT Recruiters and umbrella companies should be taking a stance on social media policies for new and existing contractors to avoid reput...
Who's Hiring?
Are contractors obliged to be office-bound or can they negotiate remote working?
SPECIAL REPORT: UK law states that employees can only request to work flexibly after 26 weeks of employment, with a limit of one request per 12-mon...
Who's Hiring?
🎧Freelancer's Lunch: should contractors ditch the CV and try something new?
🎧Freelancer's Lunch As a contractor, should you have a CV? Or is it falling into IR35 territory? What role should the CV play in the future of cont...
Business & Finance
Take a cue from Nextdoor: build a hyperlocal freelance business to revolutionise your revenues
If you already use the hyperlocal social media platform Nextdoor, you'll understand the value of connecting with neighbours and locals. From rating...
Contractors
Gig sites exploiting “ghost workers” says Oxford study
Oxford report shows some freelance platforms fail minimum fairness standards. See which major English-language platforms w...
Contractors
Contracting: it's helping to eliminate ageism and the gender pay gap, says study
A study carried out by Ireland's Trinity Business School suggests that ageism does not carry over to the freelancing sector, with the researchers s...
Construction
Will "all of life" communities make us happier and rebuild the UK economy?
Construction contractors, engineers, architects and zero-carbon experts should be at the heart of the UK's planning reform so that the Prime Minist...