Julia Kermode
Julia is a podcaster, network builder and campaigner with a passion for the rights of independent workers. Like many people, the pandemic made Julia re-evaluate her purpose, and she founded IWORK to support and champion the UK’s army of temps, agency workers, contractors and the self-employed. Before setting up IWORK Julia single-handedly grew FCSA, a compliance standard for accountants and umbrellas, from an unheard-of niche organisation to becoming ubiquitous within the recruitment supply chain. She became increasingly frustrated that the people most affected by tax and employment legislation are those with the least control in their own status – so Julia is now on a mission to empower them so that independent workers get the fair deal they deserve.