Bad Gardener on Nostr: When I left my former profession, I set up a representative body for the freelancers ...

When I left my former profession, I set up a representative body for the freelancers within it (I left before it really came to fruition, but felt it important to get the ball rolling).

Because of IR35 and disguised employment shenanigans - both short-sighted government approaches to stabilising tax revenues - a lot of employers were pushing contractors into zero hours. Whilst that perhaps suited many, it was common to see 40% uplifts in fees charged to compensate.