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IPSE responds to the Labour party's proposal to replace existing employment status definitions with a single "worker" status for all but the genuinely self-employed.

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• IPSE News
• Policy
• Politics
• 27 Jul 2021

IPSE warns that the Government's "narrow" self-isolation exemption list leaves freelancers "in the lurch" and that for many self-employed people, being told to isolate can be a "financial catastrophe".

• News
• Coronavirus
• Economy
• Policy
• Politics
• 23 Jul 2021

IPSE says that proposals for freelancers to be taxed on a "pay as you go" basis are "more hassle than it's worth" and could "leave many out of pocket".

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• Research
• Policy
• Tax
• 23 Jul 2021

The complete step-by-step guide to easily and quickly claim the fifth round of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, with questions answered by the self-employment trade body IPSE.

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• Coronavirus
• Running your business
• Policy
• 9 Jul 2021

IPSE urges government not to reintroduce the Universal Credit Minimum Income Floor next month, which bars hundreds of thousands of self-employed from the benefit.

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• Coronavirus
• Personal Finance
• Policy
• Politics
• 7 Jul 2021

IPSE says expected re-opening of the economy is a "huge relief" for many self-employed people, but government involvement "must not end here".

• News
• Coronavirus
• Economy
• Policy
• Politics
• 6 Jul 2021

IPSE CEO Derek Cribb reflects on NFD and looks ahead to some of IPSE's upcoming events, our research on taxes, and how IPSE is continuing to push your cause in government on a host of different issues.

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• IPSE News
• 2 Jul 2021

IPSE has responded to the latest gig economy judgement, urging the government to step in with a statutory definition of self-employment.

• News
• Policy
• Politics
• 24 Jun 2021