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Government extends £2 bus fare cap until October
Millions of passengers across England will continue to ‘Get Around for £2’ and access vital bus services following £500 million in government fundi...
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New data finds salary erosion driving people into self-employment and contract work
Inflation is driving permanent hire and salary freezes, which is influencing more people to go into self-employment to gain greater control over th...
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"Bulldozed by inflation": retirement in the UK is becoming "impossible"
Freelancers, especially those nearing retirement age, can expect to feel the economic headwinds this summer now that the Bank of England has put up...
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Big developments in Off-Payroll, skimming and rolled-up holiday pay
Over the past week legal and policymaking developments impacting contractors and umbrella company workers have been announced. What do the experts ...
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New crypto app claims it can cut currency exchange costs for contractors by 50%
A ban on remote work between many countries due to different currencies and transferring fiat money is a big problem for some contractors. A new ap...
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Freelancer awarded $300,000 in a lawsuit against Kanye West fashion brand Yeezy
Freelance creative director learned a costly lesson when not signing a contract with fashion brand Kanye West’s fashion brand Yeezy has been ordere...
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New King's Coronation nature reserves and woods to spark nature jobs across the UK
England’s longest national trail to be renamed the ‘King Charles III England Coast Path’ The next two sections of the King Charles III England Coas...
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The US Fed has upped its interest rate, can we expect the same for the UK if more US banks tank?
The US Federal Reserve is raising the interest rate paid on reserve balances to 5.15 per cent, effective May 4, 2023. The move is likely to spark a...
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HMRC launches new service for import businesses
Hundreds of thousands of UK traders could benefit from new service to make importing easier Any solo self-employed traders that import goods from f...
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New report suggests only 1 in 5 self-employed headed for a comfortable retirement
The Office for Budget Responsibility projects the UK's state pension and pensioner benefit spending will rise from 5.6% to 9.6% of national income ...
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New government consultation looks into double- taxation of IR35
The government says it will launch a consultation to explore ways HMRC can account for double-taxation if a business gets caught for non-compliance...
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Majority of people are looking for new work because their pay is not keeping pace with inflation
With the vast majority of pay increases not keeping pace with inflation, two-thirds of workers are searching for a new job Less than one in f...