Freelance workers

Despite intense lobbying to delay their introduction, the government has confirmed that changes to IR35 rules in the private sector...

Television presenter Eamonn Holmes could face a tax bill of up to £250,000 after an IR35 tax tribunal ruled he...

HM Revenue and Customs has announced a slight delay to the off-payroll working rule changes that come into effect on...

A House of Lords select committee is to scrutinise the extension of IR35 rules to the private sector, just two...

Research published today shows that 36% of UK employees report having a “low-quality” job.
Analysis of the Household Longitudinal Study...

Recruitment firms are pressing for the government to delay introducing private sector IR35 tax changes until 2021, which they say...

The government will not consider changes to legislation as part of its review into new IR35 tax rules, it has...

The government has launched a review into changes to IR35 off-payroll working rules just three months before their planned introduction...

Pending a review announced by chancellor Sajid Javid, reforms to the IR35 rules are due to be extended to the...

Although not in the manifesto, the chancellor now says the Conservatives would review the IR35 rules ahead of their introduction to the private sector next year.

The legal distinction between employee and worker usually focuses on rights such as leave and pay, but what happens in...

Two-fifths of Britons have turned to agency work, contracting or freelancing during their careers, suggesting a continued shift away from...

Increases in the national minimum wage pledged in the general election could be a “gamble” and will inadvertently benefit middle-...

The European Union’s competition commissioner has said that gig workers should be able to “team up” to form unions.

The Musicians’ Union is campaigning for stronger protections from sexual harassment and discrimination after almost half of members surveyed said...