Industry resists improved freelance payment terms
Counter the big business offensive by lobbying to stop the freelance rip-off.
NUJ submission to the UK government's Late Payments and Poor Practices consultation
October 2025 submission to the Department for Business & Trade
Last chance for freelances to put payment issues to government ministers
Freelance journalists who want to tell the government how major news organisations’ bad business practices affect them must do so by tomorrow (23 October).
End the freelance pay delay
Want to be paid on time? The deadline is approaching to let the government know.
Demand an end to the freelance rip off
Fair treatment for freelance journalists must be central to business reforms on which the UK government is consulting. The union has launched a new campaign and urges engagement from freelances.
Stop the freelance rip-off social media assets
Social media graphics to use across platforms - Stop the freelance rip off
Template responses to UK government late payments consultation
Template answers for freelances to review and use in submissions to the UK government's consultation on late payments: tackling poor payment practices.
Template letter to MP - Stop the Freelance Rip Off (Word document)
Review this model letter and amend it, adding your own experiences. Write to your MP to seek their support for an end to late payment and poor practices many freelances face.