CIPD

• When is a job not a job? When it's a 'self-employment' opportunity
  Posted on January 23, 2012 by Louise Restell
  I am one of the 4.14 million self-employed workers in the UK. I was feeling rather special and especially courageous for going it alone, but now I am one of over 4 million I don’t feel quite so amazing. Having said that, and even though I was somewhat ‘bounced’ into doing it by being made redundant, it is something I had thought about for a long time and I have a fair idea of the drawbacks as well as the benefits. That probably sets me apart from quite a few of this growing band of freelancers.
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  Posted in: Employment law
  Tagged: CIPD, employment rights, employment tribunal, jobs, minimum wage, self employed, unemployment numbers