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Will the self-employed ever get a straight answer under a Labour government?
Self-employed must prep for a Labour win and what comes with that: Sir Keir Starmer’s courtroom tactics With Keir Starmer the most likely candidate...
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Can This 5-Point Freelance Manifesto Sway the General Election for Self-Employed Workers?
A groundbreaking new freelance manifesto has been released advocating for sweeping changes to protect the livelihoods of freelancers and self-emplo...
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Labour's employment proposals: freelancer exploitation concerns remain until clarity improves
The Labour Party’s New Deal for Working People which came out in May is a “watered down” version of their original proposals on employment law...
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Freelancers must prep for a Labour win
The Labour Party's proposed ban on zero-hour contracts has sent ripples through the recruitment industry and freelance sector. With the potential f...
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Russian cyberattacks on Germany spur intensified cyber recruitment and training
Cybersecurity Talent Gap: Businesses Must Upskill or Get Hacked THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN UPDATED The United Kingdom joined its allies on the 3rd of Ma...
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M&S Chair warns Labour Worker Rights Overhaul could lead to "lack of growth and productivity"
Archie Norman, chairman of Marks & Spencer, has voiced concerns over the potential consequences of a Labour election victory on worker rights, caut...
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Sunak's gift to small businesses is boost to apprenticeships rather than eliminate IR35
OPINION Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sang the praises of small business owners in a speech this past week. He is pushing for more small business owne...
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Where have all the slow-clap political speeches gone?
Katherine Steiner-Dicks contemplates the downfall of the inspirational political speech and how it reflects today's lack of political leadership fo...
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"Very thin gruel for SMEs": self-employed respond to UK Spring Budget
April 2024 Budget key points: what do the self-employed think? "Very thin gruel for SMEs," that's how Daniel Wiltshire, an actuary and IFA at Wilts...
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US freelancers may have no choice but to vote for Trump due to Biden-imposed federal rule
A lawsuit filed in the US state of Tennessee against a new Biden administration-imposed rule regarding worker classification has raised concerns fo...
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Enjoy the "tax cuts" while they last warns think tank
While voters in Great Britain may be cheering the prospect of pre-election tax cuts, a new report by the Resolution Foundation indicates the celebr...
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Self-employed feel like "cash cows" under Conservatives and likely to vote Labour in next election finds survey
Self-employed workers ‘politically homeless’, as 6 in 10 do not have faith in any party Nearly two in three self-employed people do not believe any...