One of the greatest obstacles if you’re a contractor, recruiter or end client that engages with contractors, is dealing with…
Operating through a Personal Service Company (PSC) and working outside IR35 provides contractors with a wealth of benefits. For instance,…
Since the IR35 reforms came into effect in 2021, most contractors will no longer be responsible for their own IR35…
The tools you work with are an essential part of your business and likely one of the biggest investments you’ve…
It’s a situation every tradesperson dreads: your client isn’t happy with the result of your hard work. Mistakes and misunderstandings…
Contractors, recruiters, accountants, end clients and everyone else in the sector have been waiting with eager interest for the Spring…
In an unexpected move yesterday evening, the Government called a temporary halt to the introduction of IR35 reforms. Originally due…
As we hurtle towards another new year, people everywhere start thinking about pay rises, and contractors are no exception. You…
Christmas is just around the corner and, beyond that, looms the end of 2019 and the start of 2020. In…
Professional Indemnity cover is usually required by recruiters and clients before taking on a contractor. It’s also included as standard…
Last week, the Government announced they are launching a review into the implementation of IR35 reforms in the private sector,…
As you may know, back in September Kingsbridge teamed up with IPSE to deliver a webinar on the forthcoming rollout…
It’s one of the most common complaints the Kingsbridge team hears from contractors and freelancers: “I went self-employed so I…
Depending on who you talk to, January has either been the slowest, most tedious month of the lot, or else…
It’s an unpleasant fact about contracting and freelancing: occasionally you may come across clients who either pay late or don’t…
Working for yourself has so many benefits with the big one being the flexibility to work how you want. But…
On Friday 29th November , Kingsbridge played host to an industry insight event in London designed to prepare recruiters for…
While it’s popular to say “you do you”, this may not be the case if you’re in an interview situation.…
No, we’re not talking about some crazy exercise fad or bizarre pastime. Instead, we’re talking about ways you can disguise…
Back in September, Kingsbridge Contractor Insurance’s Legal Manager, Nicola Hayman, teamed up with Andy Chamberlain, Deputy Director of Policy at…
We recently saw a report on a survey compiled by CV-Library which revealed the most and least trusted professions in…
It’s fairly commonplace these days for contractors to employ their spouse or partner to assist them – often in an…
Contracting is often thought of the arena of people further on in their careers, when they’ve built networks and gained…
It’s official. The UK’s creative sector is thriving after £1.1 billion in support from the Government in the form of…
When you were an employee, your CV was probably just this thing saved somewhere on your computer that got dusted…
Expenses can be the bane of a contractor or freelancer’s life. On the one hand, it’s great that you can…
There have been reports in recent weeks that some well-known financial service companies, including Morgan Stanley and HSBC, will cease…
When you’re purchasing contractor insurance, you really are taking a leap of faith. You’re depending on that company to treat…
Lorraine Kelly, Christa Ackroyd, Eamonn Holmes, Robert Glenister, Kaye Adams. No, it’s not the latest Strictly line-up. The above TV…
Life is full of milestones. First steps. First words. First day of school. All of them triumphs and successes. But what…
Another month, another IR35 story but this one isn’t about the rollout to the private sector, but rather public sector…
You were self-employed for a while but then got lured back to the bright lights of regular employment. Perhaps it…
IR35 reforms are set to hit the private sector in April 2020 and a lot of contractors are still none-the-wiser…
May is one of our favourite months here at Kingsbridge. It’s not just the blossom falling from the trees, that…
One subject that has come up repeatedly in our recent blogs, especially those focusing on IR35 regulations, is the idea…
