IR35
IR35: Answers to the 10 most frequently asked questions
Kevin Barrow and Frances Lewis, of Osborne Clarke's Workforce Solutions Sector practice, answer the IR35 questions that employers and staffing comp...
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HMRC
CJRS extended: what does this mean for employers, agencies and umbrella contractors?
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) which was due to end on 31 October 2020 has now been extended into December to tie in with the Prime Mi...
News
Self-care spotlight: How to spot Grief in yourself and others and overcome it
Grief is often associated with the loss of a loved one, but it can manifest in many forms, and what it may 'look' like for one person is not necess...
The Freelancers' Couch
Broke And Without a Buzz
Dear Couch, Help! I’m broke, However, I need to create a buzz about my business to generate new leads. I can't afford a social media expert or an a...
Who's Hiring?
Gousto is prepping for UK growth and serving up job opportunities
The UK-meal kit company, Gousto is hiring. If you have been following the venture capital press, that won't be a surprise to you. Gousto has become...
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The Freelancers' Couch answers your questions about national lockdown rules for business & venues
Dear Couch, I am a tradesperson that carries out plumbing and other essential trade to both commercial and domestic customers, can I still go into ...
Freelancer Finance
Credit score to take a hit if you apply for mortgage payment deferral
Banks and building societies in the UK have agreed with regulators and HM Treasury to extend the provision of mortgage payment deferrals of up to a...
Tech
Russian hackers target US hospitals in heart of pandemic and US elections
Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals could unleash a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the U.S. health care syste...
Freelancer Finance
FSB calls on Chancellor to open up lender pool for 'Excluded' to boost business and create jobs
Rather than excluding the newly self-employed and company directors in accessing Bounce Back loans, the government should be supporting them to kee...
Creative/Editorial/Media
Have you grabbed your £800 in Google Ad credits?
The end of the year is near, so don't lose out on Google ad credits! Search engine giant Google is giving its small-business customers $340m in ad ...
HMRC
New to the UK, need to register as self-employed, but don't have an NI number? Here's how!
The HMRC has introduced a 'workaround' for those who have been unable to obtain a national insurance number and need to register for self-employmen...
IR35
Majority of UK contractors are 'outside IR35', but big companies are still making 'blanket bans', says report
Being self-employed is often a personal choice led by personal circumstances or an innate entrepreneurial drive to carve out your own career and de...
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Want a new job? Go for growth sectors to boost chances
Around one-in-five young people, and over one-in-five black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) workers, who were furloughed during lockdown have sin...
Freelancer Finance
COVID fraud on the rise - is your bank signed up to protect you?
The government should introduce new laws to protect people from losing life-changing sums of money to bank transfer fraud after the Brexit transiti...
News
Government's £12.7bn SEISS 'terribly targeted', says report. What does this mean for future funding?
The Government’s £12.7bn Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) has been terribly targeted at those in need, according to a major new Resolu...