Responding to the UK Government’s announcement of a crackdown on late payments, Dominic Armstrong Head of Policy & Communications for Community Union said:
“Community wholeheartedly welcomes the Labour government’s move to tackle the culture of late payments for small businesses and the self-employed.
“We hear far too often from our members that they have been left waiting for invoices to be paid. If you do the work you should be paid for the work, it’s as simple as that.
“The Labour government’s proposal to implement mandatory interest payments for those who pay late is a key step in tackling what has been for too long a power imbalance between big businesses and self-employed freelancers. It will be keenly welcomed by our growing self-employed members.”
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