Toshiki Yamamoto, a 34-year-old former Olympic weightlifter, was arrested in Tokyo for stealing eggs and soy sauce from a convenience store and injuring an employee who attempted to stop him.
A self-employed driving instructor in Eastbourne faces financial ruin due to Nissan's 4-month delay in repairing his leased dual-control car, incurring £2,500+ in hire costs while still paying £1,500 PCP finance.
The Supreme Court has ruled that different methods should be used to calculate compensation in road accident cases, distinguishing between salaried and self-employed individuals. For salaried persons, income tax returns from the previous year will be considered, while for the self-employed, an average of the last three years' ITRs will be used.
Ontario has launched three new Provincial Nominee Program pathways to permanent residency. These include streams for TEER 0-3 occupations, TEER 4-5 occupations, and self-employed physicians, each with specific eligibility criteria regarding job offers, education, and language proficiency.
Italy's tax system struggles with low fiscal compliance among the self-employed, despite efforts to combat evasion. The UPB highlights inefficiencies in tax collection, particularly for local administrations, and disparities in treatment between different income types. Corporate taxes have increased, especially for banking and insurance sectors, while business incentives are seen as a disorganized complex of measures needing reform.
The number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Crimea has more than tripled since 2014, reaching over 280,000, according to Crimean Deputy Chairwoman Irina Kiviko at SPIEF-2026. Growth continued in Q1 2026.
A Russian State Duma deputy has proposed extending the special tax regime for self-employed individuals until 2035 and increasing the income limit from 2.4 million to 3 million rubles annually, with indexing.
A Hongkonger mother, Annyee Chan, describes the significant logistical challenges of breastfeeding her son while working in the city. She highlights the lack of adequate nursing facilities and the difficulties of balancing work commitments with pumping and storing milk, ultimately leading her to stop breastfeeding at eight months.
An interim warning from the UK's Pensions Commission highlights that 15 million Britons aren't saving enough for retirement. Issues include low-paid and self-employed workers, gender and ethnic pension gaps, and risks from pensioner freedoms.
More than 7,000 join employment tribunal that will include claims for minimum wage and holiday pay More than 7,000 Just Eat couriers are taking legal action against the food delivery company in an attempt to gain better employment rights including the minimum wage and holiday pay.The employment tribunal, which begins on Tuesday and is set to run until 2 June, will determine if the couriers are classed as workers, a status that comes with improved rights, or self-employed independent contractors. Continue reading...
An immigration attorney shared a case of a former F-1 student who had to leave the US after losing their OPT work opportunity, simply because they didn't understand they could be self-employed. The attorney explained that during the first year of OPT, students can start and run a company in their field of study without needing a traditional job, and may later transition to an E-2 investor visa for long-term residency.
