The Great Reshuffle – Flexibility Is The Future
Coined as the “Great Reshuffle”, people are rethinking not only how they work, but why they work. Flexibility and fulfilment are top priorities for workers
From complexities around tax, employment status and your rights, to lifestyle needs such as mortgages, pensions and insurance, we’ve got it covered.
Coined as the “Great Reshuffle”, people are rethinking not only how they work, but why they work. Flexibility and fulfilment are top priorities for workers
Many self-employed people are still struggling to rebuild their business to where it was pre-pandemic, with one in four (23%) saying that conditions are so
A new Health and Social Care Levy will be brought in from April 2022, to be paid for by increasing rates of National Insurance Contributions.
Businesses’ confidence in their ability to hire new staff continued to improve in the three months to February 2021, according to new data from the
According to the Search Consultancy Skills Shortage Report, the sectors most affected by skills shortages are: Engineering & Manufacturing; Financial Services; Healthcare and Construction. The data
Mini-umbrella is an arrangement where a seemingly compliant umbrella employs it’s workers through lots of small companies (or mini-umbrellas) in order to receive the employment
If you need to register as self-employed but you don’t have a national insurance (if for example you have just relocated to the UK), usually
Here we outline a quick guide on closing your business, however it can be complex so you should consider seeking advice from an accountant or
A recent case, Simply Learning Tutor Agency & Others v BEIS [2020] EWHC 2461, saw the court rule that an online introductory platform was in
Here at IWORK we champion all forms of independent working, but what the heck does that even mean? For us, an independent worker is anyone
The platform economy is also known as the gig economy, and it refers to people who get their work via apps or platforms. The work
In the gig economy workers get paid for the “gigs” that they do, such as food delivery, parcel delivery, car journey, property hire etc. Well-known
Maternity and paternity for self-employed people Unfortunately self-employed people are not entitled to statutory maternity or paternity pay as these would require your income to
Maternity for agency workers As an agency worker you may be able to get statutory maternity, paternity or parental pay, but you cannot get statutory
If you’re working for yourself in any form, whether as a freelancer, contractor or self-employed person, you are going to need appropriate insurance cover. We