The next government must unshackle the self-employed

IPSE is demanding a statutory definition of self-employment in a new manifesto. Here, the trade body’s CEO explains why politicians should focus on the self-employed Today, both the concept and appeal of traditional 9-5 job is dwindling. There are now 4.8 million people in the UK are self-employed – that equates to one in seven of the workforce.The self-employed come from all demographics and from the most diverse spectrum of occupations imaginable. They are running their own limited