THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN UPDATED ON 19.09.23 FREENOW, the taxi app, is getting mixed messages from taxi drivers and union members about giving drivers the freedom to choose if they want to be employees or self-employed. Could there be wider implications for all workers if such models became the norm and would HMRC allow them? […]

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SPECIAL REPORT Builders had the highest annual turnover among self-employed UK tradespeople in 2021, according to new research. However, not all is rosy for the sector.   According to the ONS, self-employed men in construction are three times more likely to take their own life, which equates to two people committing suicide each day. The […]

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