Self Employed

Articles and news on Self Employed topics from the Small Business archive.

Employing & managing staff

What the Uber ruling means for your small business

The Supreme Court has ruled that some Uber drivers are workers and not self-employed, entitling them to statutory pay and paid holidays. What this means is that many sole traders could also now qualify paid holidays and other benefits from companies that use them

Government Grants

Government must help self-employed excluded due to 50% income rule

Influential thinktank the Institute for Fiscal Studies weighs into self-employed debate for second time in as many days.

Tax

Self-employed should pay equal tax with employees, says top thinktank

Government loses £15bn a year tax revenue from self-employed, says IFS, which urges wholesale reform of tax system

News

Taxman gives self-employed more time to file your tax return

HMRC to waive penalties for self-employed who file 2019-20 tax return late due to Covid-19

News

Prospect union calls for emergency help for excluded self-employed

Proposals to government include letting freelancers and sole traders submitting tax returns for 2019-20 be eligible for self-employed income support

Government Grants

Liverpool launches £9.5m grant fund for ‘excluded’ self-employed

Liverpool joins Wales in offering grants for the self-employed excluded from government Covid-19 financial support

News

City mayors warn of mental health pandemic among self-employed

Sadiq Khan, Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram come together to urge chancellor to help 3m self-employed excluded from government Covid business support.

Sole trader

Checklist for going self-employed – a Small Business guide

Deciding to go self-employed is a big step for anyone. Follow this guide to going self-employed and be confident. We’ve got your back

News

Self-employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) to be doubled for November

Following the announcement of a second lockdown, Rishi Sunak has doubled the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) back to 80% for November.

News

MPs to fight Sunak over move to hike national insurance for self-employed

Tory backbenchers decry plans to hike self-employed national insurance from 9 per cent to 12 per cent

Government Grants

Self-Employment Income Support Scheme re-opens

The self-employed can apply for help with income lost due to covid 19 as the government opens up the second stage of its Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.

News