FREELANCER HEALTH CAMPAIGN The UK government has launched a call for evidence on why men are dying years before women. You might be thinking, “What’s this got to do with me?” If you’re burning the midnight oil as a male freelancer or running your own business. Well, quite a lot. If you are concerned about […]

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Tribunal ruling could encourage more inside IR35 limited company freelancers to reclaim unlawful Employer’s National Insurance Contributions THIS ARTICLE WAS UPDATED AT 14:00 ON 09.01.25 A social worker engaged by the Home Office has successfully claimed nearly £37,000 (£36,826.65) from a recruitment agency after an employment tribunal deemed that “unlawful deductions” had been made from their pay. […]

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A recent report by recruitment tech firm ETZ, “Carer’s Leave OR Carers Leaving? Preventing the loss of workers from the job market,” has ignited discussion about the challenges faced by carers in the workplace, particularly those on fixed-term contracts. While the report highlights the urgent need for carer’s leave legislation in the UK, it also […]

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Contractors, including cleaners, caterers, and security guards, are currently striking outside mental health facility Prospect Park Hospital in Reading, England, over a pay dispute, it has been reported. The key point is that ISS, not the NHS employ these striking workers, and the dispute is regarding a one-off payment that was offered to NHS staff […]

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OPINION The news is bleak: children with complex needs in the UK are languishing in care, waiting years for a stable and loving home. This isn’t just a statistic; it’s a heartbreaking reality that begs the question: what can we as freelancers from many skill sets and life experiences do to fix it? You may […]

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Freelancers have found it increasingly difficult to access roles within the NHS at a time when they are desperately needed The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE) is calling for the government to urgently change IR35 and Off-Payroll rules so that specialist contractors and freelancers can fix the National Health Service’s talent gap […]

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OPINION Fines for anti-social behaviour are going up following Rishi Sunak’s new crackdown. Money grabs like these arguably make more sense than others like IR35 and the loan charge since they protect society and boost the Treasury’s purse in a fair way. We report on the latest fines and criminal charges. The days are numbered […]

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On 13 October 2021, the second reading of the Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill is scheduled to take place in the House of Lords. There are over 2 million pensioners in poverty and inflation has been soaring. An adjusted earnings figure lower than 8.3%, could be used to keep the triple lock, says pensions […]

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The NHS will be exempt from the new health and social care levy, government plans reveal, yet in a bizarre twist, care providers and their workers will pay for the levy, The Telegraph has reported. There are also revelations that the NHS will take the lion’s share of the levy funds as part of the […]

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Care workers are quitting to become Amazon warehouse pickers and for other better-paid jobs in a growing staffing crisis which operators now warn could leave 170,000 vacancies by the end of the year, the Guardian reported. The shift of skilled care workers to the online retail giant could be exacerbated if health and social care […]

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