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Childcare bubbles - what's allowed in tier 2 lockdown?
With half-term for most schools set to start next week, and with news that London, Essex, York, Chesterfield and parts of Surrey, Derbyshire and Cu...
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Taxman sends letters to 24K who may have made false SEISS claims, says report
HMRC has written to 24,000 people who may have falsely claimed on the government's coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, The FT Adviso...
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Backlash over HMGov 'Fatima' ballerina re-skill ad as PM Johnson rejects three million 'Excluded' have had no support
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the Commons on Monday: “The self-employed, which is a group that I think we all care about very much, have receiv...
HMRC
Freelance Informer launches #getrealhmrc Campaign to urge HMRC to use realistic calculations for tax bills to reflect 'lockdown earnings'
The Freelance Informer is calling on the HMRC to have a two-pronged and realistic approach to handling self-employed tax bills in 2021 to fairly re...
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Mailchimp Launches New Partner Programme for Freelancers and Agencies that could attract new gigs
Mailchimp has launched Mailchimp & Co, a new global partner programme for freelancers, developers, and agencies who help small businesses with thei...
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Panto could be on this Christmas thanks to a group of crowdfunding freelancers creating a theatre in the round for the new normal
'There will be no panto this year - oh yes there will, oh no there won't - oh yes there will...' No, this isn't a Cabinet Office scuffle between PM...
IR35
Hiring companies & IR35: Does recent news mean that umbrella companies should not be used?
Recent reports that a final amendment to the IR35 legislation means that staffing companies or end-users, who rely on so-called umbrella companies ...
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New research indicates NHS must ramp up rehab recruitment to cope with 'Long COVID' complications
The NHS will have to hire more than 1,000 new consultants, physios and counsellors to treat patients with the lingering and sometimes life-threaten...
IR35
Inside IR35 - Are contractors paying over the odds to indirectly cover ENI and umbrella company margins? If so, are there alternatives?
Limited company contractors may need to look to smaller companies and startups for future work so that they can determine their own destiny, ensure...
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British doctors call on Westminster to make UK-wide stricter restrictions to reduce COVID - will recommendations indicate what's to come?
The British Medical Association (BMA) says current government restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19 are not working and that clearer addition...
Freelancer Finance
Mortgage lenders penalise self-employed and business owners 'on status' regardless of re-payment track record
Self-employed people can no longer borrow as much as full-time workers when they take out a mortgage with NatWest, it was reported by The Times. Th...
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Seek and Ye Shall Find: The Jobseekrs story with Elsa Zekeng. After tackling Ebola, she thought she'd tackle another epidemic - in the recruitment marketplace
You know when you meet someone for the first time and you walk away thinking, ‘Damn, they’ve got it together.’ That’s what happened after I had my ...
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Sunak extends Job Support Scheme - 'Excluded' self-employed still left in the dark - here's the latest
Job Support Scheme will be expanded to support businesses across the UK required to close their premises due to coronavirus restrictionsgovernment ...
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'Gizza job': PM allocates billions in upskilling funding
The Prime Minister has set out long term plans to transform the training and skills system, claiming he is making it fit for the 21st century ...
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Role of contract carers in flux; music therapists call for 'essential worker' status for dementia patients and BAME communities; radio station making waves with a remedy
Thousands of care home residents are missing out on vital music therapy sessions and social interaction, which significantly alleviate the symptoms...