Let's close the 'protection gap' for the self-employed

  Self-employment in the UK has surged since the financial crisis, with more than 1 million becoming their own boss since 2008. While much is written about the entrepreneurship of the millennial generation, particularly relating to the ever-expanding tech sector, a huge engine of self-employed growth is potentially being kept in the shadows. The Baby Boomer generation (those aged 50-69) has seen the fastest self-employed growth and now accounts for 1.9 million of the UK's 4.8 million self-employed, according to new research from Old Mutual Wealth and the Pensions Policy Institute. ...