I am always amazed at people's ignorance as to their rights. Employment rights were hard won and they are worth a lot more than most of you imagine. I am, like most of you, self employed but let me tell you, I wouldn't do it for what an FI gets. I would have been bankrupted when I was ill. I would never have had a decent holiday and I would challenge anyone to live on income related benefit when work dried up. Self employement is the way we keep a lot of you cheap and "flexible". Unless you are paid good consultancy rates it isn't worth it. Health and safety, insurance, security, sickness and holiday wages are only some of the issues. Many of the employment practices that are in this industry are probably illegal. Zero hours contracts are a case in point.