Many people enjoy what a freelance life can offer. Choice and flexibility. But with these comes the need to be organised and on top of your finances. Already working in a rapidly changing media environment, with no guarantee of ‘a job’ in the industry, now more than ever freelance journalists find themselves in a precarious
READ MORE >Posted on 14 April 2020
If you have been receiving income through payroll systems, under PAYE, the new Job Retention Scheme might help you. This scheme is being wound down through July – September 2021. This page refers to the scheme is it worked through 2020. This is the scheme that’s often referred to as ‘furloughing’. But there are a
READ MORE >Posted on 13 April 2020
On 26 March 2020 the Chancellor announced his new scheme to help people who are self-employed and have no work or reduced income. On 29 May he announced a second grant, available from 17 August, modelled on the first, but at a lower rate. On 2 November 2020 he announced that a third grant would
READ MORE >Posted on 26 March 2020
(If you signed up for the one-day face-to-face version of this, you will have a separate email from NUJ Training Wales regarding refunds). Many people enjoy what a freelance life can offer. Choice and flexibility. But with these comes the need to be organised and on top of your finances. This is especially true at
READ MORE >Posted on 14 February 2020
This one-day workshop is perfect for anyone who is freelance, the training will be particularly useful for people working closely with others to tight deadlines, especially crew. The course will provide essential skills on managing yourself and your time with some space to consider where you are headed in your career and what skills you need.
READ MORE >Posted on 28 October 2019
Who’s it aimed at? If you’ve been employed, are going through redundancy and want to set up as self-employed, this is the course you can’t afford to miss. It’s particularly aimed at creative people, production folk and anyone who feels like running for the hills when they hear the words ‘tax return’. No previous knowledge of self-employment is
READ MORE >Posted on 28 October 2019
In the run-up to this month’s Finance for Freelancers workshop in London (book here!), I saw an interesting comment on Facebook under BECTU’s ad for the course. The suggestion was that other organisations run free courses on tax, etc., so why bother with ours.
READ MORE >Posted on 08 July 2019
Ever wanted to know how much you have to work? It always amazes me how few people ask themselves this question, but it’s important to set yourself a target. This gives you something to aim for, and should also stop you overworking.
READ MORE >Posted on 28 June 2019
If you were one of the many people who left everything to the 31st January tax return deadline, you might now be recovering from what I call the tax hangover. It’s caused by a mixture of adrenaline, that feeling of wooziness because you’re not quite sure if you did everything right, coupled with relief that
READ MORE >Posted on 12 February 2019
You might be vaguely aware that the 31st January is an important deadline for tax affairs. In fact it’s two deadlines:
READ MORE >Posted on 14 January 2019
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