Tag: Freelancers
Government urged to end IR35 anomaly
The UK government is facing calls from campaigners to end an anomaly in IR35 legislation which has led to some freelancers paying a double...
Self-employed workers could be affected by insolvency figures
Freelancers and the amount of work they received could be significantly affected by the latest number of registered company insolvencies.According to figures from HMRC,...
Just 9 per cent of entrepreneurs planning to establish new business...
A new survey from cloud accounting software firm FreeAgent has found that just 9 per cent of entrepreneurs in the UK say they plan...
A third of self-employed ineligible for SEISS
Over a
million people were left out of the government’s coronavirus financial support
scheme for the self-employed, according to new statistics published by HM
Revenue & Customs...
Demand for temporary workers soars amid predictions of economic recovery
As news emerged on Monday that the UK appears to be on course to experience a record-breaking economic recovery in the third quarter of 2020, freelancers...
Freelance sector enters recession as wider economy contracts by a fifth
The freelance sector entered recession in the second quarter of 2020 as a second consecutive trimester of negative growth in freelancers’ earnings was recorded...
Government announces £20 million in new grants for small businesses
The Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government, Simon Clarke, announced a £20 million funding package on Thursday for small and medium sized businesses...
Number of workers on payroll falls by 650,000
The number of workers in the UK in PAYE employment fell by nearly 650,000 in June compared to March’s level, whilst the government furlough...
Eligible self-employed urged to claim SEISS grant before July 13 deadline
Around 700,000 self-employed individuals who have yet to claim the government’s Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant have today been urged to apply before...
No cheer for freelancers in Finance Bill vote
Labour came under fire from the freelance sector on Wednesday night after abstaining from a crucial vote on an amendment to the Finance Bill...
