Freelance Charter
10-point charter for freelances rights and benefits.
Updated guidance on statutory sick pay, CJRS, SEISS
Latest guidance on Covid-19 financial packages for freelances.
TUC & NUJ reaction to the return to workplaces announcement
TUC outlines set of measures that must be taken by all employers and presses government for improvements on sick pay and flexible working.
NUJ briefing on Covid-19 support schemes and benefit packages
NUJ briefing on Statutory Sick Pay, Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, Employment and Support Allowance, Universal Credit and Self-employment Income Support Scheme, Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, Scottish Self-Employed Hardship Fund, Welsh Economic Resilience Fund.
Fixing the safety net: Next steps in the economic response to coronavirus
This report sets out what the government must now do to protect jobs, provide proper sick pay for all and protect the livelihoods of those who lose their jobs.
Freelance package offers hope, but also problems
New scheme for freelances in the UK after NUJ lobbying.
UK freelances face destitution as they have been 'forgotten' in the government’s rescue package for businesses
Ministers must provide financial protection for the self-employed; other countries' deals may offer potential solutions, says the NUJ.
FEU calls for an income guarantee to protect workers in the arts and media
Freelances in the creative and media industries are being hit hard during the coronavirus emergency.
NUJ recommendations for industry & society in response to the coronavirus
NUJ puts forward a range of practical policy suggestions in response to the global health crisis.
Coronavirus - advice for freelances
Freelances make up around a third of the NUJ membership and the union is here to help its freelance members during the coronavirus pandemic.