There’s a slow tightening of the screw on the self-employed that might as well have eight consultancy giants at the handle end, and government policy as the torque.

Contractor-turned-umbrella-company-body-CEO Chris Bryce outlines what’s deliverable, affordable and tangible in the new chancellor’s first budget, ranging from MSC reform and a statutory employment

First Point Group, Bowers Partnership, VIQU IT and Robert Walters tell ContractorUK why the PM’s dislike of video interviews doesn't map onto professional tech contracting, where virtual is

ContractorUK's investigation into historic contractor loan recalls has uncovered a regulatory question surrounding loans that were bought or administered in the Isle of Man.

Urged to intervene against ‘HMRC cruelty’ in MSC cases, and U-turn employer NICs changes, chancellor John Healey is being called by SG, Re Legal and Caroola to fix the default of 'Inside IR

Not every umbrella that underpays HMRC is doing the same thing wrong — and Joint & Several Liability doesn’t treat all three scenarios the same way.

HMRC is consulting until Sunday on plans to make Direct Debit mandatory for VAT and PAYE payments, hitting contractors paid on agency terms of 30-60 days.

HMRC’s recent focus on ‘reckless’ tax offences is a blunt instrument that risks tarring legitimate contractors with the same brush as tax evaders, warns SG Accounting’s Daniel Mepham.

The former Felicitas director says contractors were never supposed to be pursued for the full face value of their loans — and reveals that Felicitas cancelled at least one loan after conclu

After June's heatwave-linked dip, IT contractor demand is back in growth — its best month in nearly three years.

UK IT contracting isn't shrinking, but it is getting pickier.

As LinkedIn users herald a ‘quiet comeback’ in outside IR35 contracting, Reed's head of contract IT hiring Kelly Macey sets the record straight, and explains what's actually behind 2026's rise in o

Auto enrolment quietly sorts pensions for employees. Contractors get nothing of the sort, and fewer than one in five of the self-employed now saves into one at all.

Got an HMRC loan charge settlement letter?

ContractorUK investigates how the alleged rights to thousands of historic contractor loans passed between private companies — and why the paper trail proving who owns them today is missing.

IR35, employment status, security clearance: IPSE's Joshua Toovey outlines the five tests Andy Burnham's government must pass in its first 100 days to earn contractors' trust.

Sir Keir Starmer's property-buying reforms appear locked in, but new PM Andy Burnham's instincts point somewhere else entirely.

Markel Tax’s David Harmer unpacks how a mix-up between day rate and drop rate underpins an employment tribunal's ruling, with six key takeaways for contractors concerned about worker status and IR3

Digital ID dropped, Palantir in the cold, a UK-AI focus and a VPN clampdown — plus the tax reversal that could revive contractor hiring under PM Andy Burnham.