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over 2 years ago / Rebecca Wilson

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46% of self-employed are highly skilled, IPSE report finds

Growth in the UK’s self-employed sector has been fuelled by a rise in the number of highly skilled freelancers – up 46% since 2008 to two million – a new report by IPSE (the Ass...

about 3 years ago / Rebecca Wilson

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Number of self-employed engineers up 68% in five years, data reveals

The number of engineering professionals working as contractors has jumped by over two thirds (68%) over the last five years, according to data obtained by Nixon Williams. The da...

almost 4 years ago / Rebecca Wilson

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45% of self-employed freelancers will be working over Christmas period

Over half of self-employed freelancers have told ContractorCalculator that all they want for Christmas is a great big hug and to spend time with their family, reinforcing that t...

about 4 years ago / Rebecca Wilson

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Self-employed workers may be getting worst of both worlds, says think-tank report

New research from the Social Market Foundation (SMF) think tank finds that many self-employed workers get a worse deal at work than traditional employees – but may also be faili...

about 4 years ago /

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80% of self-employed say they do not want ANY employment rights

Over 80% of self-employed workers have told ContractorCalculator that they do not want any rights at all. Of the 250 freelancers who took part in the survey: - 88% do not want m...

about 4 years ago / Rebecca Wilson

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FCSA welcomes Minister’s call to investigate Hermes’ treatment of self-employed workers

The Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA) has welcomed the Business Minister Margot James’ move to ask tax inspectors to investigate alleged complaints of low pa...

almost 5 years ago / Rebecca Wilson

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FCSA welcomes Julie Deane’s recommendations to support self-employed

Following its contribution to the BIS consultation process last year, FCSA is pleased that Julie Deane’s report has recognised that a range of measures needs to be addressed to ...

almost 5 years ago /

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PRISM: Gov's self-employment study bolsters case for strategic review

An independent review of self-employment bolsters the case for a strategic review of the tax system, Crawford Temple, CEO of trade body PRISM, said today. The in-depth look at t...