Thursday, 21 May 2026
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With energy bills, food prices and fuel costs still high, the UK's growing freelance workforce, now 4.8% of full-time workers, is rethinking how it travels, swapping traditional holidays for workcations that make the trip worth the expense. Here's...
After more than a decade of legal back-and-forth, HMRC has suffered a defeat in its employment status case against football referees. The implicati...
With umbrella companies facing a reckoning, blanket bans costing businesses dearly, and mass redundancies pushing thousands towards contracting, Pa...
OPINION To build a case for IR35 replacement, we must look at the net economic benefit rather than just the tax yield. While HMRC celebrates succes...
OPINION The UK labour market is in trouble and people from all walks of life are scared. Unemployment has hit a five-year high of 5.2%, wage growth...
Data from ContractorCalculator’s BIG IR35 & Umbrella Survey highlights that the market for "Outside IR35" work remains robust; however, those contr...
The UK’s temporary labour market is facing its biggest shake-up in a generation. From 6 April 2026, the launch of the Fair Work Agency (FWA) will f...
The UK’s government-owned Post Office faces a £104 million IR35 tax liability after wrongly classifying contract workers between 2017 and 2022 — an...
With umbrella companies facing a reckoning, blanket bans costing businesses dearly, and mass redundancies pushing thousands towards contracting, Pa...
The 800 MW Springwell Solar Farm has received government approval, making it the most powerful solar project ever greenlit in the United Kingdom — ...
If you are a freelancer experiencing a dry spell, you can secure a guaranteed salary and a professional reset this month by considering applying to...
WHO'S HIRING? Many freelancers are still looking for work in the wrong places. When they see the words artificial intelligence, they think the work...
A massive $747 billion defence backlog is sparking job opportunities for skilled contractors and freelancers. As aerospace and defence firms face m...
The turkey is in the oven, the Queen's Speech is queued up on iPlayer, and Auntie Maureen has just asked the same question, for the third time, abo...
OPINION A Youlend-Upwork partnership highlights growing freelancer reliance on credit to bridge cash flow gaps and take on bigger projects. Despite...
After eight years on benefits, Kristian Howell now co-runs his own business. Here's how government-backed loans could help you do the same. Kristia...
It's a common misconception that the gender pay gap disappears when you set your own rates. Sadly, that's not the case. Even in the freelance world...
There are origin stories, and then there is Jack Graham's. Most freelance videographers will tell you they started with a camera and a dream. After...
A senior television professional's shocking interview experience exposes how Britain's creative industries are systematically excluding experienced...
Katherine Steiner-Dicks has a candid and inspiring chat with Sam Laliberte, a self-taught entrepreneur who has a unique freelancer mindset that aff...
Children of self-employed parents should be at an advantage to their peers given they can be taught valuable lessons in entrepreneurship. We see ho...
As Meta prepares to axe 8,000 staff to fund a staggering $135 billion AI bet, a new hierarchy is emerging. If the AI revolution continues its traje...
The UK engineering and tech market is experiencing a significant surge in flexible hiring from software development to finance. 2026 data analysis ...
The UK government has greenlit a £30 million funding boost to help the next generation of games developers take their ideas to the next level, spec...
OPINION OpenAI’s UK Stargate project hits a wall as energy costs and copyright concerns stall the 8,000-GPU plan. Discover why this delay is a majo...
Late last month, the inaugural Secret Life of Dads event, titled Pints & Ponytails, took over the taps at Marylebone's Lucky Saint, and the results...
Across the globe, a new breed of entrepreneur could be emerging from the engineering sector, swapping industrial blueprints for the iconic plastic ...
If you are looking to launch a business that changes lives while providing a healthy income, here are five home service business ideas and suggeste...
Turn family and local traditions into profitable tourism businesses with UK Living Heritage recognition. We suggest several business models that al...
The 800 MW Springwell Solar Farm has received government approval, making it the most powerful solar project ever greenlit in the United Kingdom — ...
Big money is rushing into construction software, and it could serve as a major opportunity for global contractors. Private Equity (PE) firms, inclu...
We look into the UK’s unsettled steel history as a backdrop to this sudden funding surge driven by pressing national priorities from decarbonisatio...
Here are a few of the announcements made by PM Rishi Sunak on the last day of the Conservative Party Conference. Big news for the construction indu...
As the BBC prepares to shed 10% of its workforce, could the "1 + Freelancer" model is set to become the new industry standard? We break down the of...
The UK government has announced a £130 million "Arts Everywhere" boost for 130 cultural venues—but when will the money trickle down to the self-emp...
The UK government has greenlit a £30 million funding boost to help the next generation of games developers take their ideas to the next level, spec...
OPINION OpenAI’s UK Stargate project hits a wall as energy costs and copyright concerns stall the 8,000-GPU plan. Discover why this delay is a majo...