Make freelancers your Christmas gift to your business
Christmas time is hectic for businesses, with many staff away and those in work not performing to their best ability, could hiring freelancers plug the unproductivity gap?
750,000 employment status results are called into question, but why?
The interpretation of the mutuality of obligation aspect of the IR35 laws are being hotly contested today as David Chaplin of ContractCalculator accuses HMRC of misleading the Chancellor.
Paying tax must be just as ironclad for self-employed workers
While the self-employed helped Britain’s economic recovery, Charlie Mullins believes legislation is needed to ensure the paying of tax is better monitored.
Is the chancellor Uber keen to level tax for employees and self-employed?
It’s impossible to ignore the rise of the gig economy, so RJP’s Anne Eager explains how HMRC will go about tackling this new tax collection quandary.
The rise of the gig economy ? a guide to hiring interim managers
The gig economy has had much publicity recently, especially since the controversial Uber case in which the company lost the right to classify its UK drivers as self-employed.
Future of UK gig economy could have been thrown into question by Uber’s workers rights case
Aaron Hayward, employment specialist at DJM Solicitors, asks what Uber’s recent employment tribunal ruling on workers rights will mean for businesses that are part of the gig economy.
How will businesses be hit by the Uber employment tribunal ruling?
It?s hard to escape news of the Uber employment tribunal ruling, where a long-awaited decision on the status of two taxi-drivers working for the company found its conclusion. This really is the employment law case of the year. But why?
The designer that started a business in the sector he loathed ? tax and accounting
Trained designer Dave Legion has been working independently in a field he loves for more than a decade, so Real Business caught up with the entrepreneur to find out why he moved into tax and accounting – a sector he admits to loath.
Using global freelancers to supercharge your startup
If you want to start a business, don’t let finance be a barrier to your dreams. By being smart with your money, you can have corporation level functions at a fraction of the price.
5 tips for hiring and handling contractors and freelancers
Career contractors and freelancers have the potential to bring huge benefits to a business. As highly-skilled professionals they can solve problems, promote original thinking, plug knowledge and skills gaps and deliver vital projects. However, it’s critical that you exercise caution and carry out due diligence.