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Late Payment in Scotland…No More?

news / February 19, 2019 / England, ipse, late payment, Northern Ireland, scotland

Umbrellas are very popular in Scotland. “It rains a lot.” Umbrella Companies are not so popular, but we do have a small but loyal following.

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Contractors to Finally Get Paid on Time…Maybe

news / April 24, 2017 / contractors, government, late payment, self-employed, small business

I reported right here on this blog about how contractors spend an average of 20 days a year chasing clients for late payments. Sometimes they never get paid.

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Boss of Twitter Launches Payment System in the UK

news / April 3, 2017 / late payment, small business, smart reader payment, Square payment system, twitter

We all know how frustrating it can be for small businesses, freelancers, contractors and gig workers to get paid by clients, but there could be a solution.

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Government extends Prompt Payment code to help contractors

news / March 24, 2015 / contractors, late payment, Prompt Payment Code

The Government has announced that it will be extending the Prompt Payment Code to help contractors and other sole traders cope with the horrors of late payment.

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Enough with late payment to contractors, industry bodies say

news / January 27, 2015 / freelancers, late payment, Umbrella company contractors

Trade industry bodies have come out of the woodwork lately demanding an end to late payment, one of the major thorns in the side of the self-employed in the UK.

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Limited company contractors get tough on debtors

news / November 26, 2011 / contractors, debt, debtors, invoices, late payment, limited company contractors, private sector, SMEs

Private sector suppliers, including limited company contractors, are focusing increasingly on their cashflow and threatening clients with legal action if they do not settle their invoices in a timely manner.

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UK umbrella company contractors unhappy with personal taxation

news / June 29, 2011 / cash flow, CBI, coalition, contractors, corporation tax, late payment, limited company contractor, public sector, SMEs, tax, taxation, umbrella company, Umbrella company contractors

The Times newspaper recently asked readers to rank the UK against five key competitors for tax, business friendliness, infrastructure, skills and workforce.

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Large corporations still appear reluctant to settle debts

news / June 2, 2011 / bacs, cash flow, debt, invoices, invoicing, late payment, late payment legislation, late payments, manufacturing, SMEs

London and the South East of England top the late payments league, according to the latest study from Bacs.

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Late payments continue to burden recruiters and contractors

news / February 9, 2011 / hmrc, late payment, limited company contractors, recruitment agencies, recruitment companies

Late payments increased by 16%, to 25.7 days, in the final quarter of last year, a situation which had an adverse affect on some recruitment companies.

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