Freelance Contractors

Sprite’s Sales Director Jay Pittaway explains the changes to tax relief on travel and subsistence expenses. The Finance Bill was published on 24th March 2016 and the changes to tax relief on travel and subsistence came into law on 6th April 2016.   What are the changes? According to Nathan …

According to  Nathan Kitto  of Recruitment Buzz, companies in the finance industry and beyond, must deal with constant new requirements and legislation when it comes to reporting or business practices. In order to steer through these new challenges, consultants come to the rescue charging hefty fees for their services, some being perceived …

Acording to David Thornhill  of recruitmentbuzz, statistics show that people who work for themselves are generally happier at what they do than those who work full time – even if they take home a little less in their pay packet each month during the early stages of their business. According …

Pay is just one element of a work contract that employers need to understand. Many Employment Tribunal claims arise from poorly drawn up contracts. Stewart Gee, Acas Head of Guidance, “Employers should give new employees clear terms and conditions as early as possible and encourage them to ask questions if unsure of anything to avoid misunderstandings.” Did …

Susan Cramm, commenting on Charles Duhigg’s new book, Smarter, Faster, Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business (Random House, 2016),  contests that everyone wants to be more productive. Duhigg’s first book, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Random House, …

According to a new infographic from On Stride Financial, 40 percent of the new jobs created in the past five years have been in self-employment jobs, and this is going to have some major affects on the future of work as we know. Check out the full infographic below to see more of …

 by Lindsay Kolowich | @lkolo25 Facebook is constantly making changes to the design of the profiles — for businesses and individuals alike. They’ve made a few cool changes in the past few years, including adding call-to-action buttons to business Pages and letting you record company milestones, like product launches and events. There …

by Lindsay Kolowich | @lkolo25 Ever gotten so “in the zone” at work that you completely lost track of time? This intense state of concentration is sometimes also called “flow.” Your whole world becomes you and the project you’re working on — and it feels great to emerge from that state …

Creators live for their audiences, and work with their business partners to finance, produce and disseminate their creations. Everyone working in the creative sectors – behind the scenes, at their desk, in their studio – wants the results of their collective work to be enjoyed as widely as possible. This …

An Intuit report predicts that 40 per cent of workforce will be freelancers by 2020. It’s very unlikely that offices will disappear dramatically in the next ten years. However, offices could have a different function – acting more like a temporary anchor and a base, while the majority of the staff …