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Why a UK Intermittents du Spectacle wouldn’t cut it for freelance creatives
Close but no cigar: a French scheme for performance workers would bring across its own issues if imported.
Dec 15, 2020 | Freelancing NewsTo help UK freelancers, experts mull France’s ‘Intermittents du Spectacle’
An import to help end the ‘apartheid’ Britain’s self-employed suffer under is being backed, at least in spirit.
Dec 11, 2020 | Freelancing NewsSunak under pressure to give freelance creatives something for Christmas
Covid-19: Chancellor inundated with pleas for the droves of workers that his (government and) Spending Review ‘overlooked.’
Nov 30, 2020 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers' Questions: How to tell the client of my covid-19 concerns?
The self-employed can inoculate against awkward coronavirus conversations by mixing the practical with the tactical.
Nov 26, 2020 | Freelancing NewsSpending Review 2020: Bake in covid-safe freelance-style work, Sunak urged
‘Building back better’ means adjusting for more people going the way of the under-supported remote worker, chancellor told.
Nov 24, 2020 | Freelancing NewsIntellectual Property Changes: what freelancers need to do before Brexit
Acting sooner rather than later, or just now, is key for IPR freelancers facing December’s deadline.
Nov 19, 2020 | LegalCovid-19 breaks the crisis mould by culling (not creating) freelancers
The perfect storm of self-employed pressures is scaring the entrepreneurial into staying put.
Nov 17, 2020 | Freelancing NewsThe Covid Cash Crunch: Freelancers, are you waiting too long to get paid?
Creative industry sole traders have comparatively generous payment terms. Is it time you closed the gap?
Nov 12, 2020 | Money InformationJust in time for Christmas, freelancers, SEISS grants get upped to 80%
How to navigate the chancellor’s improved, timely offer to the self-employed, just as HMRC probes get underway.
Nov 5, 2020 | Freelancing NewsFreelancer training and tax: when a skills course is an allowable expense
How sole traders can get a handy tax deduction if using the new lockdown to upskill.
Nov 2, 2020 | Tax Advice'Ignorant' reskill ads mute creatives' applause for Cultural Recovery Fund
The government’s next job could be in opposition -- if creatives’ reaction to its retraining adverts is anything to go by.
Oct 20, 2020 | Freelancing NewsFreelanceUK readers, host your own event for European Freelancers Week
You’re invited! Unify with your fellow self-employed today, to show this pandemic our strength in numbers.
Oct 15, 2020 | Freelancing NewsSEISS grants three and four: what self-employed freelancers need to know
Sole traders are waiting with bated breath for the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme’s third and fourth phases.
Oct 12, 2020 | Freelancing NewsHefty interest on self-assessors’ 12-month pay plan ‘adds insult to injury’
Tax experts reveal why the chancellor’s claim to be treating freelancers equally is in tatters.
Oct 8, 2020 | Freelancing NewsWinter Economy Plan: Shock SEISS extension ‘won’t lift freelancer spirits’
Two more grants (one hugely reduced), plus no change in eligibility, equals ‘hardship’ for many self-employed.
Sep 29, 2020 | Freelancing NewsPrivate Healthcare Insurance for freelancers
As a freelancer, you should be enjoying all of the benefits that come from leaving permanent employment. Drewberry offers private healthcare insurance for freelancers and the self-employed.
Sep 18, 2020 | InsuranceSEISS: The ins, outs and HMRC examples of covid cash grants for freelancers
Now the taxman’s told you what ‘adversely affected’ means, his gloves will be off to any self-employed who don’t listen.
Sep 17, 2020 | Money InformationHMRC updates creative freelancers’ IR35 manual, with a win on substitution
Not having a sub clause is no longer a shoo-in for a tax inspector to deem you an employee, experts say.
Sep 15, 2020 | IR35 NewsSEISS: Is ‘adversely affected’ any clearer to freelancers this time around?
If you applied for your SEISS grant on Aug 17, your ‘worse-off’ evidence must cover the preceding month.
Sep 10, 2020 | Money Information‘There’s little freelancers can do to avoid SEISS grants being overpaid again’
Expert says it’s up to the taxman, not the self-employed, to ensure covid-19 survival cash sums are correct.
Aug 24, 2020 | Freelancing NewsWhy the self-employed seem to have their card marked under Sunak
Come this autumn, the chancellor will have his first chance to act on his veiled National Insurance threat.
Aug 11, 2020 | Freelancing NewsHow life as a creative freelancer during covid-19 lockdown has been for me
Health & Safety webinars and PPE are here. Is this finally the light at the end of the tunnel for Film and TV?
Jul 27, 2020 | Community NewsFreelancers despondent at being overlooked by chancellor Sunak, again
The already excluded self-employed will find very little help in ‘Rishi’s Plan for Jobs.’
Jul 13, 2020 | Freelancing NewsCreative freelancers size up the 'covid labour market,' flooring many but letting others flourish
A boom for logo designers coincides with the toughest times some self-employed creatives have ever endured.
Jul 12, 2020 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers overlooked in creative sector’s £1.57bn covid lifeline
A mere mention of the self-employed is why over 100 MPs will meet today to push for more.
Jul 6, 2020 | Freelancing NewsCovid-19: SEISS freelancers can still work but must stay 'adversely affected'
A voluntary job may be best, because for the first time ever too much profit is actually a bad thing.
Jun 26, 2020 | Freelancing NewsTwo vital tactics for creative freelancers looking for work, as lockdown lifts
Out of 30 client-finding tips we’ve got, there’s a duo, if not a trio, that creatives can’t do without.
Jun 18, 2020 | Freelancing NewsLessons freelancers can learn from the coronavirus pandemic
Times are tough and there are still some bumps in the road ahead yet, but as we look to the future, here are some of the most valuable lessons freelancers can learn from coronavirus pandemic.
Jun 4, 2020 | Day-to-Day BusinessWhat benefits can an accountant offer me as a freelancer?
Whether you are a self-employed freelancer or you operate through a limited company, there are many benefits to seeking professional help from an accountant. Here, we look at the benefits that an accountant can offer a freelancer.
May 31, 2020 | Your AccountsSelf-Employed Income Support Scheme gets extended, but with two big caveats
Offering less to the eligible and nothing new to the vulnerable, SEISS phase two is bringing ‘forgotten’, collapsing freelancers to tears.
May 31, 2020 | Freelancing News
