The self-employed have paid a heavy price, often more than employees, during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the new edition of the European Commission’s quarterly review on Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE), published on Friday 26 March.
According to the review, 58% of the self-employed expected the coronavirus pandemic to have ‘serious’ financial consequences for them. This average rate was higher than that of the different categories of employees, i.e. 36% for...