Rule 1: Make sure you understand the contract and all its implications before you sign. Rule 2: Treat everything in the contract as negotiable until you sign. And don't be afraid to negotiate! Rule 3: ...

It might be legislation to address umbrella companies, but JSL means it’s agencies that must try to survive and not get wiped out.

At least one eagle-eyed ContractorUK reader noticed that our contractor dividends guide for 2025-26 didn’t include ‘dividends frequency,’ AKA the frequency of drawing dividends. Dividends frequency: ...

A seemingly out-of-the-blue government pledge to “support the self-employed” is something we think all UK contractors can get behind, even if it’s been sounded mainly about Britain’s creative ...