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After more than a decade of legal back-and-forth, HMRC has suffered a defeat in its employment status case against football referees. The implicati...
With umbrella companies facing a reckoning, blanket bans costing businesses dearly, and mass redundancies pushing thousands towards contracting, Pa...
OPINION To build a case for IR35 replacement, we must look at the net economic benefit rather than just the tax yield. While HMRC celebrates succes...
OPINION The UK labour market is in trouble and people from all walks of life are scared. Unemployment has hit a five-year high of 5.2%, wage growth...
With the formal launch of the Restore Britain party in February 2026, led by Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe, a day-one pledge to scrap the controver...
ARTICLE SERIES: HOW TO BECOME AN INDISPENSABLE FREELANCER Stop the exhausting cycle of hunting for new clients every month. Learn a proven system t...
For many independent consultants and freelancers, the "retainer" is the ultimate business goal: predictable monthly revenues that end the feast-or-...
Here we provide details and IR35 expert commentary on why, yet again, a public sector body gets off the hook for off-payroll non-compliance and eye...
Company insolvencies in the UK reached near-record levels in 2025, with the controversial IR35 and off-payroll working rules emerging as contributi...
Learn how the Bryan Robson IR35 case affects freelancers working through limited companies. Understand image rights, contract requirements, and how...
The Reform UK leader's vow to scrap IR35 faces scrutiny as his own £430,000 GB News earnings raise questions about personal gain. With Labour watch...
NRW: We’re no longer using off-payroll contractors and …we shouldn’t in the future.” Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has implemented a permanent ban ...