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Self-employment and the gender pay gap

While improving, the extent of the UK gender pay gap ? the difference in average earnings between men and women…

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Making the switch to self-employment

It’s happened. You’ve finally had enough of the day-to-day grind in your job, you’ve gone as far as you can,…

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Jaguar Land Rover: Brexit Threatens our Investment Plans for UK

In the latest sign that Brexit might upset the apple cart more than we’ve been led to believe, Jaguar Land…

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'Self-employed' Hermes couriers entitled to workers rights, tribunal finds

Hot on the heels of the landmark Supreme Court decision that classified a Pimlico Plumbers contractor as a worker, thereby…

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GDPR for contractors and freelancers: have you missed anything?

We’ve updated our privacy policy. Before you chuck your laptop or tablet across the room, don’t worry – we’re just…

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How to be a more environmentally conscious contractor or freelancer

Whether it’s banning baby wipes, putting a tax on plastic bottles or Iceland removing plastic packaging and palm oil from…

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Kingsbridge partner Zurich pays out on 99% of all claims made

One of the questions we get asked most often at Kingsbridge is “Do you ever actually pay out on claims?”…

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Pimlico Plumbers Ruling a Landmark Decision for Gig Workers?

Anyone with even a passing interest in the debate around workers’ rights in the gig economy will have taken note…

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Everything a Contractor Needs to Know About IR35

IR35. Two letters. Two numbers. It might not seem like much, but it should be at the forefront of any…

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Increasing number of students gravitating towards self-employment, survey finds

We like to keep our ear to the ground here at Kingsbridge. We’ve been vocal in the past about the…

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Government announces consultation around private sector IR35 reform

With a certain sense of inevitability, on 18th May, the government announced their intention to carry out a consultation on…

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Universal Credit system does not support the self-employed, report confirms

A committee of MPs have poured scorn upon Universal Credit rules which they say risk crushing the self-employed and start-ups.…

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Top tips for organising your home office

As a contractor or freelancer, particularly if you’re a freelancer, you’ll spend a fair amount of time working from your…

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Productivity hacks for contractors and freelancers

When you only have to answer to yourself, it’s easy to slip into an unproductive rut. Some days, Homes Under…

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How have IR35 reforms affected contracting?

It’s been almost a year since the UK government’s controversial reforms to IR35 in the public sector and, with rumours…