PCG Survey: The Scottish Referendum
On 18th September residents of Scotland will vote in a referendum on full independence from the United Kingdom. Voters will be asked the simple yes/no question “Should Scotland be an independent...
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Welcome to my first blog. Just to introduce myself, I’m Michelle and I’m the Business Development Manager at PCG. I’ll use this blog to give you regular updates of what I get up to so I hope you find...
View ArticlePCG CC Elections - Letter from the Chairman
The last year has been one of great change for PCG. We have made a huge move into Westminster and we have a new CEO with an ambitious strategy designed to make us one of the UK’s leading business...
View ArticlePCG responds to Bank of England Inflation Report
PCG, the membership organisation for the UK’s freelancers, contractors and independent professionals today responded to the latest Bank of England Inflation report and new forward guidance on interest...
View ArticlePCG voices concern over Scotland's continued access to the pound
Following the Chancellor’s statement this morning that a vote for Scottish independence would mean walking away from the pound, PCG, the membership organisation for freelancers, contractors and...
View ArticlePCG urges Scottish Government to clarify economic plan for Independent Scotland
PCG, the membership organisation for freelancers, contractors and independent professionals, has today (17/02/14) responded to the speech by the First Minster of Scotland, Alex Salmond by calling for a...
View ArticlePCG welcomes £10million support scheme for flood affected SMEs
This morning, the Government announced that a £10million fund will be made available to businesses that have been flooded, along with businesses that are in affected areas which have suffered...
View ArticlePCG responds to sharp rise in self-employment in latest ONS statistics
PCG, the membership organisation for independent professionals, has responded to the ONS labour statistics released today which show a sharp rise in those choosing self-employment (increasing by...
View ArticlePCG backs Europe-wide crowd funded freelancers movement
PCG, the UK’s membership organisation for independent professionals, has backed a new initiative which aims to unite freelancers, contractors and independent professionals working anywhere in Europe...
View ArticlePCG’s latest Economic Analysis recommends Cautious Optimism for Freelancers
PCG, the membership association for freelancers, contractors and independent professionals, today released the latest in its monthly Economic Analysis. PCG Economist and author of the report, Georgios...
View ArticlePCG on the Budget: Don’t miss this opportunity to back Britain’s Independent...
Julie Stewart, Chairman of PCG, the membership organisation for freelancers and independent professionals, has today written to George Osborne to outline how the Budget could be used to help Britain’s...
View ArticleInternational freelancers’ body calls for European Parliament to give...
Ahead of the elections in May, the European Forum of Independent Professionals (EFIP) launched their Manifesto for freelancing at the European Parliament in Brussels this morning.The document calls for...
View ArticleFemale freelancers have reason to celebrate this Saturday
Female freelancers have a reason to celebrate on International Women’s Day after recent statistics show the number of women going into self-employment is significantly outstripping those choosing...
View ArticleEurope-wide Freelancers Movement gathers momentum as thousands of Freelancers...
After a successful crowd-funding drive which raised over £5,000 the European Freelancers Movement has stepped up its campaign with the launch of a new website where Independent Professionals (iPros)...
View ArticlePCG responds to Danny Alexander on ‘off payroll’ rules
Following the Government review of ‘off-payroll’ working in Public Sector Departments, figures released by the Treasury today have shown that only a tiny minority of ‘off payroll’ workers do not pay...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne warned that rushed plans could damage labour market flexibility
New proposed restrictions on self-employment from HMRC risk damaging job creation and economic growth according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and PCG, the membership...
View ArticlePCG’s website rated No.1 site for independent professionals
PCG, the membership organisation for independent professionals, has welcomed the news that it has been voted as the top website (www.pcg.org.uk) for the latest contractor and freelancer news, following...
View ArticlePCG alarmed as new HMRC campaign targeting clients is revealed
PCG, the organisation which represents the UK’s freelancers, contractors and independent professionals, has learned today that HMRC has undertaken a campaign which targets the UK’s very smallest...
View ArticlePCG responds to a Budget which backs business - with a nod to the self-employed
PCG, the membership organisation for independent professionals, has responded to a Budget which it says ‘backs British business’. Simon McVicker, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at PCG, said:...
View ArticlePCG meets with Alistair Darling and Nicola Sturgeon to discuss impact of...
With exactly six months to go until the referendum on Scottish Independence, yesterday saw both Alistair Darling and Nicola Sturgeon put forward how both sides of the debate will affect freelancers...
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