Volunteering – do something meaningful with your spare time
Anyone can volunteer, Freelancers and Contractors too. All types of organisations regularly need volunteers and Freelancers can often offer specialised skills that ‘traditional’ volunteers cannot.
View ArticleWho can have self-employed status in the film, television and production...
With Workline’s origin in the Film and TV Industries we thought we’d return to the infamous HMRC ‘Film, Television and Production Industry Guidance Notes’, that provide advice on how to determine the...
View ArticleHours and rest breaks for UK goods vehicle drivers – Part 1
(This post is from our Workline article base, which is now on the Crunch website). There are different rules for drivers depending on what they drive. All the rules in our article here only apply to...
View ArticleHours and rest breaks for UK goods vehicle drivers – Part 2
(This post is from our Workline article base, which is now on the Crunch website). There are different rules for drivers depending on what they drive. All the rules in our article here only apply to...
View ArticleRIDDOR changes from 1st October 2013
(This post is from our Workline article base, which is now on the Crunch website). Updated 2014. RIDDOR stands for the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations and is one...
View ArticleLocum Doctors – what is your employment status?
(This post is from our Workline article base, which is now on the Crunch website). A fundamental question for everyone who works – and one that can become incredibly confusing for those with complex...
View ArticleLocum Contracts and Agreements – what should they contain?
(This post is reproduced from our Workline article base). In our first article for Locums we looked at the crucial element of employment ‘status’ – how you know what status you have, and what options...
View ArticleDeciphering your legal status and IR35
(This post is from our Workline article base, which is now on the Crunch website). Many new freelancers and contractors may be vaguely aware of IR35, but not know when and where it applies. Before...
View ArticleLabour announce plans for equal rights for the self-employed
(This post is from our Workline article base, which is now sat on the Crunch website). Ed Miliband announced the Labour government’s plan to provide equal rights for people who are self-employed and to...
View ArticleAgency Worker Regulations – end-hirer liable for underpayment of an agency...
(This post is reproduced from our Workline article base). Since the Agency Workers Regulations were introduced on 1st October 2011 very few cases have yet come to Employment Tribunal (the ones that...
View ArticleWhat is a Contractor?
There are 3 basic ways you can be employed in the UK - as an Employee, as a Worker or as Self-Employed/Freelance. However, Contractors can be either a Worker or Freelance, depending on how they are...
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