Hudson Contract Apprentice Update: Three Bright Sparks
With the first term of the college year drawing to a close, it’s time for a first report on Hudson Contract’s new batch of sponsored apprentices – so we’ve been out meeting three future electricians.
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…