Self-Employed

Today’s news in brief-19/12/24

Amazon is preparing to settle a significant group claim from delivery drivers over working conditions, potentially costing £140m. The case,…

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Amazon to settle delivery driver dispute worth potential £140m

Amazon is reportedly preparing to settle a group claim from delivery drivers who claimed the retail giant deprived them of…

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Today’s news in brief-4/12/24

Evri has partnered with the GMB Union to secure an industry-first pay deal that guarantees self-employed couriers insurance-backed paid sick…

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Evri and GMB sign pay deal to cover courier sickness payments

GMB Union and Evri have announced a new pay deal which will secure sickness payments for self-employed couriers. The deal,…

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Chancellor cuts NI by a further 2p as part of Spring Budget

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced a further 2p cut to National Insurance, falling from 10% to 8% from 6 April,…

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Chancellor cuts National Insurance to 10% alongside NLW rise

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced a series of measures to help boost the UK economy as part of his Autumn…

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Wage growth starts to outpace rate of inflation

Pay growth has caught up with the rate of inflation for the first time in nearly two years, as wages…

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Unemployment rate rises to 3.6%

The unemployment rate for July to September 2022 increased by 0.2% on the quarter to 3.6, according to the latest…

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Unemployment at lowest level in 50 years as pay levels fall

The UK unemployment rate dropped to 75.5% for June to August 2022, down 0.3 percentage points from the previous quarter…

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Truss in talks to further cut business rates amid rising costs

Liz Truss has reportedly entered discussions with industry lobbyists over plans to further cut business rates. According to The Telegraph,…

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