An organisation representing interim managers and other freelance professionals is calling on Government and policy framers to take a fresh approach to freelancing at the start of a new decade.
John Brazier, Managing Director of PCG, said that all too often Government and policy framers have failed to pay adequate attention to the needs of the UK's 1.4 million freelancers and interim managers.
He went on to say freelance businesses and interims are part of the bedrock of the private sector, bringing a degree of flexibility and a skill set to the economy, which is a real asset for UK plc.
He was speaking following the launch of its Fairness, clarity, recognition: Manifesto for freelancing in what will be a General Election year. Copies of the manifesto have been sent to all MPs and PPCs as well as stakeholders.
It calls for a clear recognition of freelancing as a valid way of working; fairer taxation, better regulation, easier access to the market for the smallest businesses and a proper appreciation of the changing work patterns for millions of people.
Brazier added that the Government needs to ensure regulatory barriers, burdens and costs to tendering are reduced so freelancers and interims can truly compete with larger businesses.