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Pimlico Plumbers Ruling a Landmark Decision for Gig Workers?

Anyone with even a passing interest in the debate around workers’ rights in the gig economy will have taken note…

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Kingsbridge partner Zurich pays out on 99% of all claims made

One of the questions we get asked most often at Kingsbridge is “Do you ever actually pay out on claims?”…

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How to be a more environmentally conscious contractor or freelancer

Whether it’s banning baby wipes, putting a tax on plastic bottles or Iceland removing plastic packaging and palm oil from…

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Universal Credit system does not support the self-employed, report confirms

A committee of MPs have poured scorn upon Universal Credit rules which they say risk crushing the self-employed and start-ups.…

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Government announces consultation around private sector IR35 reform

With a certain sense of inevitability, on 18th May, the government announced their intention to carry out a consultation on…

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Increasing number of students gravitating towards self-employment, survey finds

We like to keep our ear to the ground here at Kingsbridge. We’ve been vocal in the past about the…

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Everything a Contractor Needs to Know About IR35

IR35. Two letters. Two numbers. It might not seem like much, but it should be at the forefront of any…

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How have IR35 reforms affected contracting?

It’s been almost a year since the UK government’s controversial reforms to IR35 in the public sector and, with rumours…

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Productivity hacks for contractors and freelancers

When you only have to answer to yourself, it’s easy to slip into an unproductive rut. Some days, Homes Under…

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Top tips for organising your home office

As a contractor or freelancer, particularly if you’re a freelancer, you’ll spend a fair amount of time working from your…

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GDPR: What does it Mean for Contractors?

Cyber-attacks have become more prevalent than ever in the last 12 months. A recent report from the National Cyber Security…

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The Inexorable Growth of Self-Employment in the UK

Uncertainty in and around the UK economy has been brewing for some time now. Whether it’s the looming prospect of…

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How has the Gig Economy Changed the Working World?

There have been few economic debates in recent years as fevered and corybantic as the one surrounding the status of…

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Practical tips for contractors and freelancers preparing for the end of the tax year

We know it doesn’t seem like much time has passed between the end of the last tax year and the…

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BBC Caught up in IR35 Fiasco

All the hand-wringing and toing-and-froing about IR35 reform has taken a darker turn in recent days with the revelation that…