Freelancing News
Freelance groups unveil 10-point manifesto
The government is ready to listen, so the self-employed’s supporters are filling its ear.
Apr 11, 2018 | Freelancing News‘Freedom to innovate’ gives freelancers a buzz
Study finds the happiness which the self-employed feel can’t be emulated by staff.
Apr 9, 2018 | Freelancing NewsSelf-employed alerted to new NIC rates for 2018/19
Changes to how much freelancers will pay in Class 2 and Class 4 are imminent.
Apr 5, 2018 | Freelancing NewsMinisters fund creative sector deal with £150m
Creatives and officials sound less than unified about what their new partnership signifies.
Apr 4, 2018 | Freelancing NewsCreatives back Brexit implementation period agreement
‘Much-needed certainty’ for creative firms embraced, thanks to a deal lasting until 2020.
Mar 28, 2018 | Freelancing NewsBritain’s creative digital exports come in at £21bn
Freelancers contributing to a space now behind 70% of all creative services exports.
Mar 16, 2018 | Freelancing NewsTwice as many self-employed mothers than in 2008
Ahead of today’s Spring Statement, officials are urged to support mums who freelance.
Mar 13, 2018 | Freelancing NewsCreative industries body backs May’s Brexit speech
‘Good but could do better on the detail, especially around the self-employed.’
Mar 5, 2018 | Freelancing News‘First step’ to give freelancers shared parental leave taken
MP puts freelance parents at the heart of a bill to block-share maternity allowance.
Feb 23, 2018 | Freelancing NewsVow not to raise self-employed NICs divides business groups
‘Watershed moment’ or ‘wasted opportunity’? Freelancers’ supporters clash over a promise not to hike Class 4.
Feb 14, 2018 | Freelancing NewsCall to extend shared parental leave to freelancers
New parents who work for themselves need flexible childcare the most -- IPSE.
Feb 13, 2018 | Freelancing NewsCreative industry 'sidelined' in Brexit talks
A worrying 80% of firms say Britain’s creative status is heading for a bruising.
Feb 9, 2018 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers' Questions: Is doing the US client's work there or here less taxing?
Staying in the UK to supply a New York firtm is less exciting, but more viable.
Feb 9, 2018 | Freelancing NewsFewer self-employed declaring bankruptcy
A wave of personal insolvencies doesn’t appear to be engulfing freelancers.
Jan 29, 2018 | Freelancing NewsFancy a cuppa of creativity? Tea found to enrich ideas
Freelancers may need only half a cup to stir some innovation into their work.
Jan 19, 2018 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers' Questions: Can I claim petrol costs as a new Uber driver?
Moonlighting at night while setting up a business by day may be taxing.
Jan 3, 2018 | Freelancing NewsWhich gigs will freelancers find most profitable?
Focus on long term contracts and charging more with experience.
Dec 13, 2017 | Freelancing NewsHow to deal with stress as a freelancer
Follow these steps to minimise the stress that comes with being a freelancer.
Dec 12, 2017 | Freelancing NewsSelf-employment a career choice for over 3 in 4 freelancers
76% of freelancers have revealed they chose to go self-employed, and were not forced into this way of working.
Dec 12, 2017 | Freelancing NewsHow to create your ideal freelance office space at home
If you are going to work from home then you need to consider the best way to design your work space.
Nov 29, 2017 | Freelancing NewsHow to manage your time as freelancer
As a freelancer you may have to deal with a heavy work load - here are some tips on how to manage your time effectively.
Nov 27, 2017 | Freelancing NewsAutumn Budget 2017 'disappointing' for freelance creatives
Little cheer for the chancellor, amid accusations he’s missed an opportunity.
Nov 22, 2017 | Freelancing NewsWebsite Tips for New Freelancers
Nurture the three online areas that newcomers to freelancing too often neglect.
Nov 14, 2017 | Freelancing NewsGovernment shelves £130 freelancers’ tax cut
'Unintended consequences' delays a simplification for sole traders until April 2019.
Nov 2, 2017 | Freelancing NewsCreative Britain 'needs two freelance talent routes'
From inside the EU and beyond, creative freelancers must have new ways-in -- report.
Oct 26, 2017 | Freelancing NewsNew trading allowances 'unfair to sole traders'
Micro-businesses who also freelance being hit by an exemption that’s meant to help.
Oct 24, 2017 | Freelancing NewsBosses cheer Hammond for vindicating profit-makers
But a shortage of red meat is making company directors hungry for more, says the IoD.
Oct 5, 2017 | Freelancing NewsFreelance body calls for tax-deductable training
IPSE tells Labour’s leader what his ‘national education service’ speech should have included.
Sep 28, 2017 | Freelancing NewsLib Dems call for new employment status tests
'Define self-employment, set new legal tests and introduce dependent contractor status.'
Sep 27, 2017 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers 'take six fewer holiday days than staff'
But smiles from most self-employed suggest their work-life balance makes up for it.
Sep 19, 2017 | Freelancing News