Educating the policymakers about the economic value of the self-employed
This month sees the launch of a new international think tank, The Centre for Research on Self-Employment, which brings together those at the forefront of self-employment to provide a central research…
Ripped off by your contract and payroll provider?
So many payroll firms have sprung up in the last few years using ‘off the shelf’ – or copied – contracts of self-employment that leave their clients at serious risk from the financial implications of…
Freelance Builder Pay Trends: November 2015
Hudson Contract delivers the most accurate indications of pay trends across the construction industry, using payroll data for over 2,200 construction companies to publish the average pay for the full…
Freelance Builder Pay Trends: October 2015
Hudson Contract delivers the most accurate indications of pay trends across the construction industry, using payroll data for over 2,200 construction companies to publish the average pay for the full…
Tax loss? What tax loss?
Cast your mind back to 2008. That year, construction union UCATT alleged that between 200,000 and 400,000 labour-only subbies were falsely self-employed – based on the premise that unless they…
Why has Hudson Contract given away £34,000 this year?
Even though we’re the market leaders, you’ll never see Hudson Contract advertising in the national or trade press. And there’s a good reason for that . . . we prefer to spend our marketing budget…
BACS or Faster Payments: Which should you choose?
We’re still a long way away from the cashless society. But in today’s 24/7 society, the advent of Faster Payments, the only UK payment system available day and night, 365 days of the year, has its…
Freelance Builder Pay Trends: September 2015
Hudson Contract delivers the most accurate indications of pay trends across the construction industry, using payroll data for over 2,200 construction companies to publish the average pay for the full…
A stronger voice for Britain’s self-employed construction workers
The country’s 680,000 freelance builders – and their vital contribution to the economy – have been acknowledged by the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed (IPSE).