Could GDPR affect your Professional Indemnity Insurance cover?
No doubt you, as a business owner, have been through a process of assessing your data protection practices as a result of the GDPR regulations. If you haven’t then you […]
Contract work in the UK – a guide for non-residents
Source: Contractor Supermarket If you’re a non-UK national and want to spend some time living and working here, contract work could be the way to accomplish your goals. This is […]
The IIM Interim Management Survey has been released for 2018
Source: Institute of Interim Management The Institute of Interim Management has released its annual survey for 2018. Some of the key findings were: Interim managers are mostly in their 40’s, […]
Businesses to face cost hikes and skills shortages if new Off-Payroll tax hits the private sector
Source: ContractorCalculator Increasing costs, shrinking talent pools, reduced flexibility and legal challenges to status assessments are among the hurdles that firms are expected to have to navigate if the Off-Payroll […]
Middle-aged entrepreneurs are more successful than young ones. Here’s why
Source: World Economic Forum Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg are three of the biggest role models for entrepreneurs. They are all famous for starting their companies in their […]
Self-employed best-placed to avoid World Cup slump
Source: FreeAgent Self-employed workers are less likely to experience a productivity slump arising from this year’s World Cup than their employed counterparts, according to one of the UK’s leading micro-business […]
Debunked: 5 myths about the future of work
Source: World Economic Forum As automation and non-employee labour (such as contingent talent or shared talent) become more common in the workplace, assumptions about the future of work are giving […]
UK micro-businesses fear economic slump from Brexit
Source: FreeAgent The majority of freelancers and micro-businesses in the UK think that Brexit would be damaging for economy and would favour holding a second referendum, new research has revealed. […]
Retailers are ditching ‘big 4’ for independent consultants
Source: PCR 37 per cent of retailers are turning to independent consultants over traditional management consultancy firms for the specific expertise they can offer. According to new research by Odgers Connect, […]
ContractorCalculator debunks HMRC’s claims on success of IR35 reforms
Source: Contractor Calculator Contracting expert Dave Chaplin, CEO and founder of ContractorCalculator today shot down in flames claims published by HMRC into the apparent success of the Off-Payroll Reforms which […]