self-employed person

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self-employed
adjective
uk
/ˌself.ɪmˈplɔɪd/
us
/ˌself.ɪmˈplɔɪd/
not working for an employer but finding work for yourself or having your ...
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person
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən/
us
/ˈpɝː.sən/
a man, woman, ...
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(Definition ofself-employedandpersonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Yet theself-employedperson, because he does not pay his taxes and levies, has a financial advantage over the more efficient team.
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Aself-employedpersonwho makes an annual contribution under section 226 can increase or decrease his contribution.
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This leaves a serious problem: who is self-employed and who is a 'false'self-employedperson?
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I believe that this provision puts an intolerable burden on the ordinaryself-employedpersonwho has probably been working bona fide in this field.
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Aself-employedpersondoes not require a work permit.
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If there is no contract of service, the salesman is responsible for paying class 2 contributions himself as aself-employedperson.
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A formerlyself-employedpersonwho does not qualify for unemployment benefit may qualify for other benefits such as income support.
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The increase may well tilt the balance for a small firm's existence—possibly aself-employedpersonemploying a few people.
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It concerns the way in which theself-employedpersonis being dealt with.
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Theself-employedpersonrunning a business by himself has to fill up all the forms himself.
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Aself-employedpersonearning £30 per week in a 52-week year would receive a total of £1,560 and during a 53-week year would receive £1,590.
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Aself-employedpersonpays a lower level of taxation on the 85th pound he earns than on the 32nd.
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One was a multiple shop and one looked to me as if it was owned by aself-employedperson.
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The small business man and theself-employedpersonare decentralised, and that again is a great advantage to our society.
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I said that theself-employedpersonwas to get his benefit after the end of four weeks.
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The ordinaryself-employedpersonwill have to earn £5 a week more, for no benefit.
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Here the principle of the lack of equity is operating to the disadvantage of theself-employedperson.
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Theself-employedpersonrepresents a wide spectrum of the community.
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This is why theself-employedpersonfeels so deeply about the present imposition.
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First, there is only one contributor to the scheme—theself-employedperson.
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