Documents shared by ministers this week indicate that the government is planning to deviate from some EU environmental regulations and workers’ right, despite its pledge of a “level playing field”.

IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has welcomed a government announcement revealing the News Enterprise Allowance (NEA) has helped over 200 new businesses launch each week.

While the Queen’s Speech was broadly positive for the self-employed, the government still faces hurdles in getting the agenda passed through the House of Commons, writes IPSE. 

IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employment, has welcomed measures announced in the Queen’s speech to support pension saving among the self-employed.

IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employment, has said it is vital the now-vacant Small Business Commissioner position is filled to maintain the momentum of the campaign against late payment. 

IPSE: Lloyds IR35 decision is “bad for contractors and bad for business”. 

Speaking at an event hosted by the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed, Treasury Minister Jesse Norman MP said the political process makes tax reforms difficult.

Rachel Reeves MP noted that many people became self-employed after the financial crisis at IPSE's Labour Conference event. 

Sellafield Ltd, operator of the UK’s largest nuclear facility, is working alongside partners, including the public sector, to help improve education outcomes as part of its social impact strategy.

The National Living Wage will rise to £10.50 an hour for all workers over the age 21 within five years, Sajid Javid has announced.

We need to offer better pay, higher quality training and career progression to draw people into the care sector, writes Gillian Keegan MP

Ministers have been criticised after a poll revealed that one in five of Britain’s workforce has been forced to skip meals in order to make ends meet.

Labour’s annual conference in Brighton may have been cut short by the Supreme Court ruling, but the party still managed to pack in a lot of new policies. Anahita Hossein-Pour looks at the highlights.

A Labour government would introduce a four-day working week within a decade, John McDonnell has declared.

Unite leader Len McCluskey has dismissed claims that he was involved in attempting to oust Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson as “fake news”.

Labour will force all large companies to bring in a menopause workplace policy in a bid to smash the "stigma" women face during the transition, the party has announced.

Gypsies and Travellers who have stopped travelling due to old age, ill-health, educational needs or being disabled are being forgotten in planning authorities’ site allocation processes following changes to policy definitions, the UK’s equality body has warned.

As the lifeblood of our business, paying our colleagues the Real Living Wage makes commercial sense, writes Jon Lewis, Chief Executive of Capita. 

The freelance sector is “flatlining” because of Brexit pressure, research from IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) and PeoplePerHour has found.

Chris Bryce, CEO of the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed, welcomes today’s Treasury announcement of a Loan Charge review.

A Labour government would create a new "Ministry for Employment Rights" in a bid to boost protections for workers, Jeremy Corbyn has announced.

Ensuring the skills of young people best reflect the evolving needs of employers and their businesses is fundamental to maintaining our strong and productive workforce, equipped for the 21st century, writes Mims Davies, the new Minister for Employment.

IPSE respond to the news that Boris Johnson’s first Queen’s Speech will take place in mid-October.

Taking time off improves freelancers’ work performance, a new study from IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has found.