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Mental health within the construction industry | Mates in Mind

|Date: 10 August, 2022

Mental health within the construction industry | Mates in Mind

Mates in Mind is challenging the construction industry to start the conversation about mental health Last ...

Mates in Mind is challenging the construction industry to start the conversation about mental health Last year, early findings from our major study into the mental health of self-employed construction ...

10 August, 2022
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Self-employment: Can you cover a month’s lost earnings?

|Date: 2 April, 2020

Self-employment: Can you cover a month’s lost earnings?

According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, a quarter of self-employed people earning less than £50,00 ...

According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, a quarter of self-employed people earning less than £50,000 a year “do not have enough liquid assets (between themselves and any partner) to cover three ...

2 April, 2020
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Coronavirus News: Financial help for the self-employed

|Date: 27 March, 2020

Coronavirus News: Financial help for the self-employed

Read the full transcript of the Chancellor’s speech here The government has now announced the measures it ...

Read the full transcript of the Chancellor’s speech here The government has now announced the measures it is putting in place to support the self-employed… including thousands of installers across Bri ...

27 March, 2020
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A guide to insurance for self-employed tradespeople

|Date: 16 July, 2019

A guide to insurance for self-employed tradespeople

Chris Pendrey, SHEQ Manager at Actavo Direct gives five top tips for having the right cover as a self-emp ...

Chris Pendrey, SHEQ Manager at Actavo Direct gives five top tips for having the right cover as a self-employed worker in the trades. Going self-employed brings benefits in flexibility, time management ...

16 July, 2019
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Being a self-employed tradesperson

|Date: 19 June, 2019

Being a self-employed tradesperson

This week, we took over the #TradesTalk Twitter chat and led a discussion on the pros and cons of being ...

This week, we took over the #TradesTalk Twitter chat and led a discussion on the pros and cons of being a self-employed tradesperson. Here is our round-up of the best bits! https://twitter.com/LeePea ...

19 June, 2019
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March Stability for Self-Employed Electricians

|Date: 16 April, 2019

March Stability for Self-Employed Electricians

Hudson Contract monthly pay data reveals electricians continue to be one of the UK’s highest-earning trad ...

Hudson Contract monthly pay data reveals electricians continue to be one of the UK’s highest-earning trades. Demand for self-employed electricians continued to be strong and stable during March, which ...

16 April, 2019
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Wellbeing in the Workplace: Can Skin Disease be a Factor?

|Date: 25 March, 2019

Wellbeing in the Workplace: Can Skin Disease be a Factor?

Long, demanding work days, a stressful work-life balance; these are all parts of life that may be familia ...

Long, demanding work days, a stressful work-life balance; these are all parts of life that may be familiar to tradespeople, especially those who are self-employed. All of these things can be contribut ...

25 March, 2019
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12% earnings slump for self-employed electricians

|Date: 28 February, 2019

12% earnings slump for self-employed electricians

Hudson Contract monthly pay data reveals self-employed electricians’ weekly earnings have fallen by £124 ...

Hudson Contract monthly pay data reveals self-employed electricians’ weekly earnings have fallen by £124 a week on average during January in comparison to December. Managing director of Hudson Contrac ...

28 February, 2019
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Are You Really Self-Employed?

|Date: 4 July, 2018

Are You Really Self-Employed?

Although some prefer to be their own boss, there are fears that others – registered as self-employed – ar ...

Although some prefer to be their own boss, there are fears that others – registered as self-employed – are being taken advantage of. Mark Krull, Director of Logic4training, explores this complicated s ...

4 July, 2018
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