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Autumn Statement 2022: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt 'abandons' self-employed

‘Government doesn’t seem to value the way which freelancers work -- or the spirit that leads them to set up their own business’.

18 November 2022

6 min

New PM Rishi Sunak needs to work very hard to earn the self-employed’s trust

An ex-chancellor talking trust has his work cut out, given he gave freelancers IR35 reform, and next to nothing during covid.

4 November 2022

3 min

IR35 U-turn: what freelancers need now (at least at the time of writing)

An off-payroll rules reassessment is the sensible next move from the repeal that never was.

28 October 2022

5 min

Will GDPR replacement hit your creative industries projects?

Audio-visual is among the creative sectors to be upended if a new ‘British data protection system’ goes live.

25 October 2022

6 min

First SEISS case to hit the courts: an expert’s overview for freelancers

Warnings that HMRC would clawback wrongly claimed Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grants finally ring true.

14 October 2022

3 min

Repealing IR35 reform will unlock the freelance future

A hurdle in the freelance game has just been lifted. Sorting your footing for April 6th 2023 is the next challenge to overcome.

4 October 2022

5 min

Self-employed national insurance increase reversal: D-Day is January 31 2024

While it’s the NICs reversal making headlines, the Health & Social Care Levy being axed is the real saving for sole traders.

29 September 2022

3 min

The time for immigration routes to be tailored to EU freelance creatives is now

Tweaking two new visas could be just the ticket our economy needs to recover from losing 40,000 creatives.

27 September 2022

5 min

Your very last chance to enter IPSE's Freelancer Awards 2022? It’s today

The third, most painful truth of self-employment doesn’t have to hurt you. But you need to act now, before 5pm.

23 September 2022

4 min

Freelancers add monetary woes to a teary bank holiday commemorating the Queen

Grieving or not, the self-employed would have found yesterday difficult, financially.

20 September 2022

4 min

How to understand your tax when freelancing on the side

Thinking of a second income from self-employment? There are complexities -- but they can be overcome with the right help and information.

13 September 2022

6 min

As an employer, is hiring a freelancer the same as hiring a contractor?

Taking on a self-employed sole trader sounds the same as taking on a contractor. But beware the differences.

22 August 2022

5 min

What freelancers need to know about Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss

The two rivals for No 10 have avoided setting out their stall on self-employment. But very soon, one of them won’t be able to duck freelance policies any longer.

8 August 2022

4 min

Best core skills for freelancing -- according to five award-winning creatives

Winners of YunoJuno accolades reveal what it takes to survive and thrive as a creative freelancer in 2022.

4 August 2022

5 min

Why our next prime minister must openly support the self-employed

Trans rights, tax cuts and spending. Not unimportant, but not what everyone in our increasingly flexible workforce is waiting for policy on.

18 July 2022

4 min

Freelancers' Questions: Who owns the IP rights in a freelancer situation?

Legal aid for an award-winning freelance floral designer, stung by new client representatives displaying copyright ignorance.

11 July 2022

5 min

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