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- Press Release
Women turning to self-employment for better pay and working conditions
The number of women turning to self-employment has risen by 57 per cent since 2008, a new report by IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has found.
- Press Release
- Payment Culture
- Policy
- Health and Wellbeing
- 8 Mar 2019
IPSE backs BEIS call for Small Business Commissioner to fine late payers
IPSE welcomes the Business, Energy and Industrial Select Committee’s (BEIS) call to allow the Small Business Commissioner to fine companies who pay freelancers late.
Self-employed breathe sigh of relief after Universal Credit delay: IPSE
The Government must use the delay in the roll-out of Universal Credit to fix these flaws which punish the self-employed.
- Press Release
- IPSE News
- Policy
- Politics
- 7 Jan 2019
IPSE ‘cautiously supportive’ of Government’s gig reforms
For most people gig work is good work, and the Government must ensure it doesn’t legislate people out of self-employment against their will.
- Press Release
- IPSE News
- Policy
- Politics
- 17 Dec 2018
Growth in self-employment driven by highly skilled freelancers not the gig economy, IPSE report shows
Growth of highly skilled freelancers is outstripping overall self-employment growth.
- Press Release
- Economy
- IPSE News
- 19 Mar 2018
IPSE hails continued labour market strength
IPSE welcomes newly released employment statistics which show self-employment central to continued strength of the UK labour market.
- Press Release
- Economy
- Policy
- 13 Sep 2017
Rising inflation means mounting pressure for the self-employed
IPSE warns of the threat to freelancers from rising inflation levels
- Press Release
- Economy
- Policy
- 12 Sep 2017