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Intellectual Property: what freelancers need to know (Part 2)

Protect, differentiate and own your offering with trade marks, design rights and contracts.

16 May 2019

3 min

Freelancers' Questions: What if I didn't price up for a client who now won't pay?

Even the experienced make mistakes pricing up, but a tribunal could make this one especially costly.

13 May 2019

3 min

Should I register with HMRC if my income is under the personal allowance?

All newly self-employed with £1k earnings must tell the taxman, albeit no longer in the first three months.

29 April 2019

3 min

Two creative sectors push for ‘rate-silent’ interviews

More money awarded to 60% of us, but the boosts may be bigger if pay was off-limits at interview.

4 April 2019

2 min

Freelancer told client’s passport request ‘isn’t justifiable’

Expert maps out a safer route for a FreelanceUK reader to sign a confidentiality agreement.

20 February 2019

2 min

Media freelancers to get new IR35 guidance from HMRC

MPs quote the BBC as saying IR35 material for all self-employed media people is incoming.

28 January 2019

2 min

Freelancers failed by immigration paper, says creative body

Alert over ‘disappointing blindness’ from officials on how Brexit will hit talent-supply.

13 January 2019

3 min

Uber drivers ruled as workers, not self-employed -- again

Third time unlucky for the ride-hailing app, as another court rejects its ‘freelance’ argument.

8 January 2019

3 min

Freelancers to reveal their habits to make an app smarter

Software firm's survey asks self-employed people to share 'pain points.'

12 December 2018

1 min

'Creativity' still has meaning in online job adverts, finds Nesta

It seems ubiquitous, but 'creativity' as a requirement isn't being diluted by baristas -- study.

5 December 2018

2 min

Delay or not on IR35 reform, the damage will be done

Forget giveth and taketh away, with 'Ltd' freelancers, this chancellor is all taketh.

6 November 2018

5 min

IR35 reform is Budget 2018's biggest revenue-raiser

Hammond’s IR35 haul to net more in a single year than any other measure in the entire Budget.

4 November 2018

4 min

Autumn Budget 2018 likely to leave most freelancers cold

Or annoyed, as the self-employed seem to be part funding two of the chancellor’s giveaways.

30 October 2018

5 min

EU cities overrun in new co-working league table

Despite London’s dominance, much of Europe isn’t home to the top cities for collaborative work.

23 October 2018

2 min

A guide to Individual Voluntary Arrangement

The guide to Individual Voluntary Arrangement highlights what exactly an IVA is and how it can benefit the self-employed. It can help sole traders pay their debts without losing their business and personal finances.

27 September 2018

4 min

Freelancers’ essentials for a tip-top copywriting portfolio

Four ‘must-dos’ to stand out from the copywriting competition as a freelancer.

26 July 2018

3 min

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