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MPs have rejected amendments to the Employment Rights Bill tabled by the House of Lords
A recent report from the Fabian Society exposes the precarious financial position many freelancers and the UK economy face
The leader of the UK's biggest trade union has warned it would be a "huge mistake" for the government to water down its Employment Rights Bill.
Reports suggest a 'joint and several liability' approach will be adopted but other issues are yet to be resolved
Ministers consider major change to ban on ‘exploitative’zero-hours contracts after backlash from businesses
Self-employed given harsher penalties for late tax payments in Spring Statement
The number of freelancers working outside of IR35 legislation doubled in 2024, new research shows.
Sky Sports pundit Phil Thompson has lost his IR35 appeal at the upper tribunal, leaving the former Liverpool player with a tax bill for working as a disguised employee of £300,000 in PAYE and NIC.
The government has launched its promised independent review into the loan charge but has been met with criticism from campaigners who dismissed it as a "sham".
The Labour Party and HMRC are on the hunt for more Treasury funds.
What sole traders are entitled to receive from a state pension and why paying into a private pension is important.
Labour’s plans for a new single status for workers plus improved protection and employment rights
One in five highly-skilled contractors are currently not working amid rising economic inactivity.
Difficult and expensive process is unfair on self-employed workers - MPs tell HMRC.
Phil Thompson faces back taxes arising from his time as a Sky Sports presenter
Deliveroo wins case thanks to a substitution contract clause.
Thirteen-year saga over tax status of delivery staff has important implications for workers in the gig economy
Labour will implement plans to bolster workers’ rights within 100 days of taking office, Angela Rayner has told the Labour party conference.
The Supreme Court has handed down an important decision clarifying certain aspects of entitlement to paid holiday pay following an appeal from a decision of the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal (NICA).
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will have a solution in place by April 2024 to solve a long-standing issue that has repeatedly seen the government agency accused of over-collecting tax from non-IR35-compliant public sector bodies, it is claimed.
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