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Pay cash deposit to keep up ‘self-employed drivers’ claim, Addison Lee told
Taxi firm gets a sharp financial incentive from the courts, amid concerns it is stalling the payment of worker rights. 4 min
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Is using my own laptop in-house for ad agencies a basis to charge extra?
A freelancing expert disappoints a designer hoping to add a premium for bringing in his own equipment. 3 min
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Long VAT-registration delays hit freelancers and their accountants
Between six and several months just to obtain a VAT number from HMRC is condemned as ‘an impediment to running a business.’ 4 min
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Top 10 best-paying freelance creative jobs
Ranging from marketing to software, at £25 an hour and £600 a day, freelance posts are helping creative hirers weather a perfect storm. 4 min
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Best self-employed to be spotlighted at IPSE Awards 2023. Enter now!
Freelancers have until 5pm Monday to put themselves forward for an accolade (if your client hasn’t entered you already). 3 min
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Freelancers, here’s a common VAT mistake. Are you making it too?
Set aside 20% of your next invoice, or a sixth of its total, to avoid the common VAT trap most self-employed fall into. 3 min
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Freelancers alerted to their day-to-day work not matching the contract
Actual arrangements versus contractual arrangements are increasingly being questioned and challenged, says Professional Passport. 3 min
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Self-employed jobs market for freelance creatives ‘not all doom and gloom’
Despite some approaching it with ‘slight trepidation,’ creative freelancing in the UK is paying out more -- even amid the ‘Great Recalibration.’ 3 min
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Self-employment as a freelancer? It’s on the rise again
If ONS stats are right, and their steely determination is anything to go by, freelancers look like they are on the rebound. 3 min
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Amazon drivers’ case ‘is no Uber, but may be a catalyst for self-employed’
While its significance is still in doubt, an incoming FTT case against Amazon is billed to be interesting, expensive, and messy. 3 min
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Why your portfolio could lose or land the next freelance gig you go for
A dated CV or portfolio is the big mistake self-employed creatives too often made in 2023’s first quarter. 3 min
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Predictable hours legislation: a good deal for gig economy workers, at last
Freelancers are potentially among the ‘workers’ set to benefit from legislative certainty on when they’ll work, and what hours. 4 min
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Brexit impact on freelancers and UK creative firms, ‘an absolute nightmare’
The lack of provisions in the 2020 deal is as if the government has said, ‘Hey Creatives…Nope.’ 4 min
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Freelancers with accounting periods unaligned to tax years must act
Will you be required to apportion your accounting profits in the tax year in which they arise? 3 min
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Status experts grumble at Just Eat making couriers self-employed
Hungry to work off its losses, the takeaway-delivery firm’s reclassification is billed as a risk it probably feels is worth taking. 3 min
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Spring Budget focussed on the labour market, yet ignored the self-employed
A ‘back to work’ Budget that overlooks the key route of people starting their own freelance ventures should go back to the drawing board. 3 min