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Energy price guarantee to be kept until June 2023
The Chancellor has announced before the Spring Budget that The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) will be kept at £2,500 for an additional three months f...
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Career tips
The skill sets that could boost your freelancer income by £££s
Every freelancer should consider bringing new services or product options to their clients. But does this mean going back to university to re-skill...
Umbrella Companies
Is something is brewing in Westminster about umbrella non-compliance
The jury is still out as to whether the Spring Budget will include an announcement on what the government will do next to crack down on unlicensed ...
Career tips
What are the benefits of running multiple businesses under one limited company in the UK?
If you are a freelancer running your business through a limited company and you have a new business idea, it's good to know that there are many ben...
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New Public Accounts Committee report finds £5bn in COVID support lost to error and fraud
COVID support fraud: £5 billion paid to self-employed and employers whose incomes did not drop, finds a Public Accounts Committee report Dame Meg H...
Contractors
Holiday entitlement consultation: every temp worker in the UK has a right to not be ripped off
OPINION By Julia Kermode, IWORK The government’s Holiday Entitlement Consultation closes today. I feel addressing this matter is the “only way” to ...
Career tips
How to earn more in less time as a freelancer
Feeling distracted? Feel like you could be earning more in less time? Not enough hours in the day? Check out these tips to help you earn more in le...
IR35
Has the Chancellor forgotten his self-employed roots now that he is in politics and made his money?
OPINION How can a once entrepreneur-turned-Chancellor sit comfortably with the "immorality of IR35's double-taxation"? This is just one of the conc...
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Freelancers working in these industries claim the best work-life balance
Does the sector you work in determine your happiness and work-life balance as a freelancer? According to a new study, it just might. See if your sp...
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New study: Corporate profits drive up inflation in Australia – not higher wages
If you are a freelancer in Australia or thinking of becoming a digital nomad there, this report could influence how you set your day or project rat...
IR35
IR35: is it an attack on the solo self-employed?
Ex-football pro and sports TV presenter Gary Lineker’s £4.9m IR35 bill highlights the complexity of what is being coined an archaic and double-taxa...
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Freelancers turn to Facebook marketplace to earn extra income
Buying, selling and/or reselling on Facebook Marketplace can be a great way for freelancers to generate additional income in these financially tigh...
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Freelancer news you can use right away
The Freelance Informer shares tips and news stories it has spotted this week. The great thing is, you can start to use some of the information righ...
IR35
IR35 reforms are "misaligned with Conservative values and impede growth", say freelancer advocates and MPs
OPINION Freelancer advocates and companies serving the growing UK solo self-employed workforce are holding on to hope that the Chancellor's Spring ...
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Why Britain's 1.6m temp workers should keep an eye on the latest holiday backpay appeal case
45 self-employed couriers have been given the green light to pursue their claim for unlimited backdated holiday pay from their engager, in an upcom...