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New Employment Rights Bill proves controversial – here’s what the self-employed need to know
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In this blog, we explore what the new Employment Rights Bill means specifically for the self-employed and what IPSE believes government's next steps must be.

10 Oct 2024
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IR35 front and centre of IPSE's first Labour Budget submission
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IPSE's Fred Hicks runs through what's included in IPSE's first Budget submission under Keir Starmer's government.

12 Sep 2024
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Fred Hicks
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Freelancers slash day rates by 16% as businesses hit the brakes on hiring
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IPSE comments on new data indicating that freelance rates have dropped significantly in the second quarter of 2024.

11 Sep 2024
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Tax now worries freelancers more than the economy - here's why
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IPSE's Fred Hicks discusses why new survey data is showing that tax rules - not the economy - are now freelancers' biggest business concern.

15 Aug 2024
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Fred Hicks
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Tax rules are “crushing freelancers” ahead of Reeves Budget, IPSE survey finds
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IPSE calls on the Chancellor to build a fairer, simpler tax system for millions of sole proprietors going it alone.

08 Aug 2024
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IPSE hails Conservative pledge to scrap national insurance as "shot in the arm" for self-employed
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IPSE has praised the Conservative's manifesto pledge to scrap national insurance for the self-employed but warned that limited company directors need equivalent s...

11 Jun 2024
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Is a struggling jobs market good news for contractors?
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IPSE's Joshua Toovey reviews the latest labour market data to explore how contractors could help alleviate the concerns of clients and outlines how the Chancellor...

18 Apr 2024
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Josh Toovey
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Spotlight on IR35: Talent drain is deeply damaging for both business and the UK economy
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Joshua Toovey uses the findings of the latest IR35 Spotlight report to outline why the rules are deeply damaging to both UK businesses and the wider economy.

11 Apr 2024
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Josh Toovey
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Politics is broken and the self-employed are paying the price
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Joshua Toovey argues that the self-employed are suffering amidst political infighting and a lack of tailored policymaking from government.

01 Apr 2024
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Josh Toovey
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The Chancellor's missed opportunity as freelance confidence and rates falter
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IPSE’s Joshua Toovey argues that the Spring Budget was a missed opportunity as the latest findings from IPSE’s Freelancer Confidence Index reveal confidence and r...

28 Mar 2024
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Josh Toovey
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More than one million over 50s now work for themselves despite pandemic's impact on self-employed
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Tens of thousands more over 50s are now running their own businesses despite an overall decline in self-employment since 2020.

04 Jan 2024
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What the Autumn Statement means for the self-employed
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Autumn Statements have become less like an update on the economy in the past few years – as was previously intended with them – and much more of a showcase event ...

22 Nov 2023
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