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IPSE’s Joshua Toovey reviews how the self-employed have been reacting to Rachel Reeves’ Budget, with differing impacts for umbrella workers, company directors and...

Are you a sole trader, freelancer, contractor or limited company director and want to know how Rachel Reeves's Budget statement affects you? We cover everything y...

Responding to the 2024 Autumn Budget, IPSE has highlighted the impact that changes to employers' national insurance will have on contractors working inside IR35.

IPSE's Fred Hicks examines what Labour's commitment to reform rules around self-employment may mean for the sector.

In this blog, we explore what the new Employment Rights Bill means specifically for the self-employed and what IPSE believes government's next steps must be.

IPSE's Fred Hicks runs through what's included in IPSE's first Budget submission under Keir Starmer's government.

IPSE comments on new data indicating that freelance rates have dropped significantly in the second quarter of 2024.

IPSE's Fred Hicks discusses why new survey data is showing that tax rules - not the economy - are now freelancers' biggest business concern.

IPSE calls on the Chancellor to build a fairer, simpler tax system for millions of sole proprietors going it alone.

IPSE has praised the Conservative's manifesto pledge to scrap national insurance for the self-employed but warned that limited company directors need equivalent s...

IPSE's Joshua Toovey reviews the latest labour market data to explore how contractors could help alleviate the concerns of clients and outlines how the Chancellor...

Joshua Toovey uses the findings of the latest IR35 Spotlight report to outline why the rules are deeply damaging to both UK businesses and the wider economy.