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Enviable freelance jobs ‘tend not to pay big bucks’
Disconnect found between what’s lucrative as a freelancer and what’s alluring.
Nov 29, 2018 | Freelancing NewsCreative industry bosses clash over Brexit withdrawal agreement
As creative groups, thinkers and advisers disagree, uncertainty seems to be the only certainty.
Nov 28, 2018 | Freelancing NewsLords want digital tax accounts for small traders delayed
‘And even if MTD is postponed, small business owners must be persuaded not pushed.’
Nov 27, 2018 | Money NewsFreelance body warns of ‘worrying labour trend’
Concern as unemployment’s first rise since January coincides with a 58,000 fall in freelancers.
Nov 15, 2018 | Freelancing NewsTaxman to talk Flat Rate VAT
The lowdown on going flat for VAT to go live tomorrow (and in December).
Nov 13, 2018 | Money NewsCulture secretary admits to not reading a newspaper
Jeremy Wright gives an audience of editors a splash he'll likely miss.
Nov 7, 2018 | Journalism NewsDelay or not on IR35 reform, the damage will be done
Forget giveth and taketh away, with 'Ltd' freelancers, this chancellor is all taketh.
Nov 6, 2018 | IR35 NewsCreatives' concern at Spring Statement reverting to a Budget
'Recognition of small suppliers is welcome, but reassurances might be vital.'
Nov 5, 2018 | Freelancing NewsIR35 reform is Budget 2018's biggest revenue-raiser
Hammond’s IR35 haul to net more in a single year than any other measure in the entire Budget.
Nov 4, 2018 | IR35 NewsFreelancers £52 better off, at most, under Budget 2018
Only top earners get a half-decent monthly rise in income, and that’s not until 2019/20.
Nov 1, 2018 | Freelancing NewsAutumn Budget 2018 likely to leave most freelancers cold
Or annoyed, as the self-employed seem to be part funding two of the chancellor’s giveaways.
Oct 30, 2018 | Freelancing NewsBudget 2018: what freelancers can expect
Hammond raiding 'Ltd' freelancers looks likely, on top of the rash but realistic option of him reforming IR35.
Oct 28, 2018 | Freelancing NewsHammond urged to boost video games sector up a level
An important creative sector needs sustaining with an investment fund, chancellor told.
Oct 26, 2018 | Technology NewsEU cities overrun in new co-working league table
Despite London’s dominance, much of Europe isn’t home to the top cities for collaborative work.
Oct 24, 2018 | Freelancing NewsCreative media's pay-gap ‘at least half the size in temp jobs’
But the industry’s women are still 10% worse-off when doing the same work as men.
Oct 21, 2018 | Freelancing NewsFall in inflation 'unlikely to ease freelancers' financial fears'
September's cheaper prices may have merely moderated freelancers' financial anxiety levels.
Oct 18, 2018 | Money NewsCreative freelancers reassured over Brexit talent plan
Traveling to the EU for ‘temporary business activity’ is what we’re working on -- Wright.
Oct 11, 2018 | Freelancing NewsBrexit could shelve IR35 reform at Budget 2018
UK-EU uncertainty may kick the IR35 reform can down the road to Spring Statement 2019.
Oct 10, 2018 | IR35 NewsWhy you should ditch the real-life office
We have entered a transcendent age where technology is at the forefront of everything we do. This has transformed multiple business processes, including the conventional office environment.
Oct 10, 2018 | Working from HomeThird of freelancers suffer ‘disheartening’ skills decay
Being less of an expert just to land the job is a requirement for one in three self-employed.
Oct 4, 2018 | Freelancing NewsCreative body brands immigration plans 'disappointing'
Freelancer-only visa call repeated, in light of all overseas creatives facing ‘non-preferential’ access.
Oct 3, 2018 | Freelancing NewsA guide to Individual Voluntary Arrangement
The guide to Individual Voluntary Arrangement highlights what exactly an IVA is and how it can benefit the self-employed. It can help sole traders pay their debts without losing their business and personal finances.
Sep 27, 2018 | Your AccountsHuge freelancers’ party issues final invitations (to you)
Self-employed urged to register now to put on a freelance-friendly deal or event.
Sep 24, 2018 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers to feel inflationary squeeze 'more than employees'
Rising cost of travel to hard-hit those who have to absorb it themselves.
Sep 21, 2018 | Money NewsThe Rise of the Self-Employed
The number of self-employed is rising due to the many benefits. Individuals are either taking up a side hustle or going full employed because of the extra income and the flexibility which supports the work-life balance. Here is how you can become self-employed.
Sep 19, 2018 | Start UpsFreelancers' Questions: Now they're staying, what are Class 2 NICs?
Tax charity clarifies why a levy on the self-employed isn’t going anywhere.
Sep 18, 2018 | Money NewsCreative freelancers to get clued up on finance, IP
Experts will offer practical advice on what matters most to solo creatives.
Sep 13, 2018 | Freelancing NewsBBC presenter Christa Ackroyd lodges IR35 appeal
Despite 'many' and 'strong' pointers to the BBC employing her, one PSC isn't giving up.
Sep 12, 2018 | IR35 NewsGovernment breaks promise to axe Class 2 NICs
A backtracking on a vow to simplify self-employed NI is condemned -- with a caveat.
Sep 12, 2018 | Freelancing NewsWhy is Manchester the best city for freelancers?
The article shows why Manchester is the best city in the UK for freelancers. Freelancers often struggle with networking and finding people in the relevant field, Manchester offers co-working spaces and a real community for the self-employed.
Sep 7, 2018 | Freelancing News
