All the latest news and developments affecting the UK’s independent workforce – there is always something going on that you will want to know about!
Uber whistleblower and their ex-lobbyist Mark MacGann confirms that Uber knowingly misclassified their drivers as self-employed and says “we sold people a lie”. He was
A group of cross-party MPs have called on the UK government to begin cracking down on the accountants and financial advisors that facilitate tax avoidance
Online searches for “work from anywhere” jobs have risen by 48% in the space of year according to job search engine Adzuna. Their research found
An independent think tank affiliated to the Labour Party has suggested that Sir Kier Starmer should promise to introduce a new workplace pension for self-employed
Today the new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt MP, has given a statement which undoes pretty much all of the tax measures outlined in Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget
Senior Conservative MPs are calling on the government to help unemployed people to start their own business and become self-employed. Dame Andrea Leadsom, Jo Gideon and
Last year plans for an EU Platform Work Directive were announced which would have presumed all gig workers to be employees rather than self-employed, but
A global manifesto has been launched to campaign for fairer platform work and raise standards for workers in the gig economy. Timed to coincide with
A new rapid recruitment approach has been launched where CVs are scrapped in favour of on the job trials and accelerated training, with the intention