August 2022

Some contractor recruitment agencies, such as Andrew Construction Recruitment (ACR), believe self-employed contractors deserve a Cost of Living pay-out to make ends meet. Such agencies are following the leads of those influencing their…

TAX CLINIC By Graham Webber Director of Tax at WTT Consultancy There are no reasons why any individual, including a spouse, cannot be a director of a company provided that they are not barred from holding such a post. But…

By Tom Simcock, University of Huddersfield via The Conversation A lack of affordable housing and growing demand for rental properties has sent the rental market into a state of crisis, and young people are particularly affected. New…

A poll of 500 SME decision-makers, carried out by OnePoll on behalf of NatWest’s Mentor service, highlights the most pressing HR issues affecting SMEs today. Here's how freelancers can pitch their services to solve those problems. From…

This new book could help you avoid silly mistakes when you talk and write You've penned a pitch to a prospective client. You've hit the send button. It's a week later and you are starting to think you've been ghosted. What if your…

Isn't it about time governments on both sides of the Atlantic started recognising and celebrating freelancers, who according to a McKinsey study, have a distinctive characteristic that the average worker doesn't? The rising cost of…

For those who have been freelancing or self-employed for a decade (or two), working any other way, even in retirement years, is almost unthinkable. Katherine Steiner-Dicks looks at how our longevity as a nation should be motivating…

While British politicians have announced plans to help people manage the cost-of-living crisis, the Tory leadership contenders and the Labour Party have ignored one of the most innovative parts of the UK economy: the self-employed. If they…

Conservative leader and Prime Minister candidate Liz Truss has pledged, if voted into power, to review IR35, the tax legislation that many serving and working in the freelance economy see as an “iron shackle” on their employment and…