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National Freelancers Day: A significant number of employees are considering going freelance, new research finds

Following the emergence of the Great Resignation, new research from IPSE has found that two in five Brits (39%) have considered becoming a freelancer.

IPSE welcomes Public Accounts Committee’s ‘damning indictment’ of IR35 reforms

IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has today welcomed the Public Accounts Committee’s report on IR35 in the public sector.

IPSE and CMME call on the government to end mortgage discrimination against the self-employed

IPSE and specialist mortgage provider for contract workers CMME are today calling on the government and the mortgage industry to end the discrimination against the self-employed.

Rural microbusinesses need urgent action on broadband

Poor broadband connectivity acts as a lag on productivity, hindering individuals who might otherwise consider starting their own self-employed business.

Soaring self-employment underlines importance of Taylor Review

IPSE hails ONS employment figures out today, which showed self-employment rising by 125,000 to 4.8 million in the three months to December 2016.