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Employment, Freelance Articles

Common questions about self-employment

4 Comments 17 May 2010

Does ‘freelance’ mean the same as ‘self-employed’ ? Both terms are widely misused and wrongfully treated as interchangeable.  The word ‘freelance’ carries no legal definition whilst self-employed does (see below). Freelance is simply a term used to describe people working independently, which could be through a variety of legal entities/capacities: (i) as a sole trader [...]

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Employment, Freelance Articles

Need to take a break but not sure of your rights as a freelancer? Then read on…

No Comments 30 April 2010

We all know that freelancers aren’t like your normal employees – we’re a funny old bunch. But just like any employee we have specific rights laid out under the Working Time Directive; this legislation offers guidance on working hours, rest breaks and holiday entitlements. The Working Time Regulations entitle all Workers and Employees to: * [...]

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Employment, Freelance Articles

Working out your employment status

4 Comments 23 April 2010

In some cases it can be difficult for the jobbing freelancer to work out their employment status. Without a singular legal definition to easily establish your working status, sometimes you need extra help. This quick guide aims to clarify the issue: There are three different types of working individuals: * an Employee * a Worker [...]

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Economy, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Freelance Articles

Top 10 Facts & Quotes for Small Business Entrepreneurs and Freelancers

9 Comments 28 January 2010

You have all probably been bombarded with links to blogs entitled something like ‘Top 10 ways to make Money in 2010’, ‘Top 10 New Year resolutions for Small Businesses’, ‘Make a Million a Month Online’ and so on and so on, and more so as 2009 approached its end and 2010 began. And you’ve probably [...]

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PeoplePerHour.com on BBC News at Six

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PeoplePerHour.com on BBC News at Six

No Comments 27 May 2009

The feature was centered on two of our providers – Edward Moss and Zoe Smith - with a short commentary from our founder in-between.

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Employment, Freelance Articles

The 4 things you need to become a freelancer

2 Comments 20 February 2008

You might have been dreaming of self-employment for a long time, but do you have what it takes to launch a successful freelancing business? This post introduces the four boxes you must tick before you’re ready to take on clients and grow your business. 1. The right mentality This needs to be sorted out before [...]

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