One of the many wrongs of the Kiernan Hughes-Mason case is how candidate criminal history checks got characterised.

Sky Sports rugby pundit tackled by the ‘growing trend of UT clashing with FTT on IR35,’ sidelining what happened -- in favour of the hypothetical contract.

Tech job adverts specifying the pay in words, rather than numbers, aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on.

Concerned for their wellbeing, Australia just gave employees a right to disconnect. Maybe the UK should do the same, but for its freelance consultants too.

Five bites of the cherry to get its subsistence expenses deductions approved have now failed for the brolly.

Four out of four advisers fear the smart money of Rachel Reeves’ first fiscal statement is on an increase to corporation tax for limited companies.

A former ‘best IT contractor recruitment agency’ talks of repositioning and restructuring, in wake of its profitability taking a ‘significant’ dent.

Better outcomes, value for money, and improved prospects. That, at least, is the three-fold pledge of the chancellor’s now-underway rethink on retirement savings.

Delays, a reluctant Revenue, and extra work for contractor accountants -- all things that a frank impact assessment of hiking the tax return threshold should have said.

Labour looks set to crackdown on CJRS fraud, meaning Laser Byte Ltd won’t be the last to get bitten in court by HMRC.

Taxman says seven avoidance schemes (all employment tax-related) should be avoided, even though contractors often have ‘little choice’ but to use them.

Public rail body run by ex-Revenue boss Sir Jon Thompson hits the buffers, for not managing contractor IR35 status correctly.

As able as it may be at causing belligerent responses, HMRC won’t be keyboard-warriored into changing procedure backed by statute.

Two appeal faults in a row due to a chartered adviser’s mistakes mean we’ll now never know if the Sky tennis pundit’s IR35 status would have been called ‘in’ or ‘out.’

The only certainty of the ‘will-she-won’t-she’ pensions raid furore is the wisdom in maxing out your allowance now, while it remains generous and intact.

The end of 2025 is the first time contractors will get their day in court against HMRC and its 2007 legislation, ahead of a June 2026 ruling, and resolution by January 2030. Hopefully.

Survey shows not even one in three contractors agree with what end-clients say matters most when workers contemplate a freelance tech role.

July’s REC Report on Jobs shows the ‘subdued’ IT contractor market, with a lack of confidence and renewals, as approaching a grim milestone.

A sceptical agent’s Excel test is a sign of things to come -- but don’t take it personally, our job is to work out if what you say about your skills is true.

The Growth & Skills Levy is one of a few steps in the right direction. Ministers understanding not everyone’s a permie is key to avoid taking us back to square one.