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While welcoming the extension of the aid schemes, the NUJ is concerned that many freelances remain excluded and says the industry will need to adopt the union’s news recovery plan if it is to prosper following Covid-19 restrictions.

The NUJ has urged the UK Chancellor to announce the details of the fourth grant for the self-employed now and not as part of his March budget.

The Public Accounts Committee has given HMRC six weeks to explain why so many of the self-employed have not received a penny of Covid-19 government aid.

10-point charter for freelances rights and benefits.

Johnson dodges questions about freelances without support at PMQs.

The NUJ has welcomed the government's decision to extend the suspension of the Minimum Income Floor.

Unions continue to lobby the Treasury over unfair deal for freelances.

The NUJ is backing efforts by the TUC and Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) to persuade the UK government to keep the suspension of the Minimum Income Floor (MIF) in place until the pandemic is over to prevent freelances from further hardship.

The government’s latest Covid-19 package for freelances again makes the self-employed second-class citizens and continues to freeze out the #ForgottenFreelances.

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.

Pippa Crerar, Daily Mirror political editor, on press and government relations during the pandemic; Paul Siegert, NUJ national broadcasting organiser, on the union's Hands off Our BBC campaign; and The Voice's Izin Akhabua on why unions must listen to under-represented groups

Green Party MP calls for back pay for #ForgottenFreelances.

Union pulls together in time of Covid crisis and NUJ challenges government's unfair freelance aid package.

The union's submission to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy committee's inquiry into the impact of Covid-19, May 2020.

649 freelance workers will now get the support they need.

The legal action marks a significant acceleration in the union's campaign to secure equal treatment for freelance workers.

Letter from the NUJ to the Chancellor concerning freelances who have fallen through the cracks of his Covid-19 aid packages – particularly those who have PAYE income or limited companies – signed by cross-party MPs.

This edition is dominated by the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the media, how journalists are working through it, and what the union is trying to do to strengthen the industry.

Update from Michelle Stanistreet on how the union is supporting members; NUJ survey reveals hardship caused by the pandemic; how to be rep from the boxroom.

While welcoming the extension of the aid schemes, the NUJ is concerned that many freelances remain excluded and says the industry will need to adopt the union’s news recovery plan if it is to prosper following Covid-19 restrictions.

The NUJ has urged the UK Chancellor to announce the details of the fourth grant for the self-employed now and not as part of his March budget.

The Public Accounts Committee has given HMRC six weeks to explain why so many of the self-employed have not received a penny of Covid-19 government aid.

10-point charter for freelances rights and benefits.

Johnson dodges questions about freelances without support at PMQs.

The NUJ has welcomed the government's decision to extend the suspension of the Minimum Income Floor.

Unions continue to lobby the Treasury over unfair deal for freelances.

The NUJ is backing efforts by the TUC and Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) to persuade the UK government to keep the suspension of the Minimum Income Floor (MIF) in place until the pandemic is over to prevent freelances from further hardship.

The government’s latest Covid-19 package for freelances again makes the self-employed second-class citizens and continues to freeze out the #ForgottenFreelances.

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.

Pippa Crerar, Daily Mirror political editor, on press and government relations during the pandemic; Paul Siegert, NUJ national broadcasting organiser, on the union's Hands off Our BBC campaign; and The Voice's Izin Akhabua on why unions must listen to under-represented groups

Green Party MP calls for back pay for #ForgottenFreelances.

Union pulls together in time of Covid crisis and NUJ challenges government's unfair freelance aid package.

The union's submission to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy committee's inquiry into the impact of Covid-19, May 2020.

649 freelance workers will now get the support they need.

The legal action marks a significant acceleration in the union's campaign to secure equal treatment for freelance workers.

Letter from the NUJ to the Chancellor concerning freelances who have fallen through the cracks of his Covid-19 aid packages – particularly those who have PAYE income or limited companies – signed by cross-party MPs.

This edition is dominated by the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the media, how journalists are working through it, and what the union is trying to do to strengthen the industry.

Update from Michelle Stanistreet on how the union is supporting members; NUJ survey reveals hardship caused by the pandemic; how to be rep from the boxroom.