This week is one of the gloomiest of the year for people who work for themselves because they’ve had to settle up with the taxman. And it’s not just this week they feel the pain of self-employment, or just them who shoulder the burden. The financial impact of the way they work is taking its toll on their families all year round, according to research out today from Scottish Widows’ think tank.
It found that one in five people with a self-employed relative say their family member has more financial worries since becoming their own boss, while just as many say they are more stressed as a result of their career choice. Just over 10 per cent say self-employment puts the whole family under more stress as a result, with almost one in five reporting that their relative is always on call for work.
Of course, money worries aren’t unique to the self-employed – or anyone else who’s paid their self-assessment bill this week.
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