Registration open for NUJ Freelance tax seminar
NUJ freelances and those thinking of going freelance can join a free online seminar on taxation being held on 7 February.
Freelance tax seminar on 13 October
There’s still time to register a free place for Thursday’s session focused on taxation for freelances.
Plan to boost Scottish news industry will invigorate public interest journalism
Recommendations to support and fund a diverse, pluralistic and sustainable press and public interest journalism has been published for consideration by the Scottish government.
Deadline looms for freelances’ Covid-19 aid grant
The deadline to claim for the fifth government Covid-19 aid grant for freelances, the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, is Thursday 30 September.
Happy birthday SEISS – but many freelances left out of the Covid-19 scheme will not be celebrating today
Friday 26 March marks the anniversary of the government’s Covid-19 aid package for freelances.
Spanish government must use revenues from "Google Tax" to support journalism
A new tax on some digital services in Spain is expected to generate huge revenues this year that journalists' unions say should be used to help support media jobs.
Freelance Charter
10-point charter for freelances rights and benefits.
From Health Crisis to Good News: A recovery plan for the news industry in Northern Ireland
As Northern Ireland comes to grips with the damage wrought by the Covid-19 crisis, the National Union of Journalists, UK and Ireland, is calling for a strategic initiative to rescue the media so that it may continue the vital role it has played on a daily basis during this unprecedented period of social and economic uncertainty.
Report finds #ForgottenFreelances were let down by Treasury and HMRC
The National Audit Office says government schemes fell short of helping many freelances and the scale of fraud and error could be considerable, particularly for the furlough scheme.
NUJ response to the consultation on the planning for the future white paper
The union urges the government to think again about proposals in the White Paper which will rob the newspaper industry of vital revenue and undermine local communities of their right to know about proposed new developments.