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Freelancers Hit by Devastating UK Rent Rises
Freelancers are being hit hard by devastating UK rent rises, as landlords sell up and tenants multiply. Here are some ways freelancers can make up ...
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Tax non-compliance in the umbrella market: isn't it time the masquerade party came to an end?
The umbrella market has been a hotbed for tax non-compliance, with unsuspecting temps and contractors falling foul of tax avoidance schemes every y...
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Tax Non-Compliance in the Umbrella Market: What Workers Need to Know
Any freelancer, contractor or temp worker who has found the ideal project or client but is being forced to work with an umbrella company to get pai...
Tech
AI Safety Summit: Is Sunak about to be played by Elon Musk?
This week world leaders and tech talent elite are talking about artificial intelligence risk. If AI is such a threat, who is best placed to police ...
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Report reveals property markets at "bubble risk"
Freelancers and digital nomads who rent, are mortgage holders or property investors must keep on top of global property prices should they want gre...
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Where to go to get reliable news in 2023?
We highlight the websites and organisations purported to be reliable independent news sources. However, we are finding that going to just one sourc...
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Kermode: "Government isn’t committed to tackling worker exploitation"
A strategy to stamp out worker exploitation has been published by the government but IR35 and contractor industry experts don’t hold out much hope ...
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Lessons learned from Canada: Will Sunak incentivise self-employment, or discourage it?
OPINION Canada's rate of self-employment is sliding and that's bad news for the Canadian economy. We see a similar trend happening in the UK. Will ...
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Are your day rates on par with other freelancers?
UK freelancers surveyed by freelance jobs platform YunoJuno saw an average increase in day rates of around 10% in 2023, with the average freelancer...
Business & Finance
This coworking network has been a lifeline for freelancers and founders
We look at The Devon Work Hubs network, a group of 24 coworking spaces across Devon to see why freelancers and small business owners call them a li...
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Scientists say we shouldn't work an 8-hour day
OPINION Is it possible for a deadline-dependent freelancer to work less than 8 hours per day and pay the bills? I came across an article the other ...
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Why freelancers must reverse engineer their retirement plans and longevity
A study has found that two in three freelancers do not know the age they can afford to retire. We look at how freelancers can reverse-engineer thei...