Another year comes to an end…
As we reach the passing of another year, another decade, no less, we reach that fiddly time of…
UCHQ Carol Service
Well, it’s that time of year, folks. Our Christmas party is later on today, the intern is spending…
UK Recruiters not Confident with Umbrella Companies
A new study has found that 24% of recruiters do not feel fully confident with the umbrella companies…
Big changes in the Gig Economy
We are all still reeling here at UCHQ with the news that Uber has lost its London license.…
Uber Loses London License (Again)
Uber’s loss of its London license may be particularly impactful on the gig economy. With 45,000 drivers, if it can’t work a way to get out of losing its license, that’s a lot of newly unemployed with nowhere to go. Will politicians let that happen, when the unemployment figure is going to reflect on a newly formed government?
Young, gifted, freelancing and broke?
While we all love the idea of not being chained to our desks here at UCHQ as much…
Top Cities for Small Businesses Revealed
Self employed? Working alone or in a small business? We kind of envy you. While of course, we…
Freelancing – a Den of Inequality and Exploitation?
So, you may have noticed that we’ve not written much about the new intern these past few weeks…
Another Month, Another IR35 Twist in the Tail
News is reaching us here at a rainy UCHQ that the Government may be set for a few…
A Winter of Discontent?
As autumn chills start permeating the air and we gaze outside, wondering if this really will be a winter of discontent, or simply yet another winter of I’m A Celebrity with a nice glass of red, the world, my friends, is changing.
An Umbrella Education… Part two
As you may recall, we have a new intern at UCHQ.
In terms of her education, the going has been decidedly slow.
I found her the other day, browsing the hashtag #umbrella on Instagram. “These purple ones look nice, don’t they, Ed?”
I felt my blood pressure rising. “Have you looked into IR35 yet?” I asked.
The Naïveité of Youth – An Umbrella Education
All change here at UCHQ, we're training up the new intern on the importance of umbrella companies...
