Almost half of self-employed fear falling ill

Research by self-employment insurance provider, Qdos, in collaboration with Research in Insurance, has shown that falling ill and being unable to work, difficulties maintaining healthy cash-flow and lack of financial security are among some of the biggest challenges facing self-employed individuals. The study, which explored 400 self-employed workers' attitudes towards independent working, revealed that many key challenges centre around time management, with 46% fearing falling ill and being unable to work, 24% challenged by long working hours and 11% struggling with the pressure of bein...