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UK freelancers' workcation guide 2026: Top destinations, travel routes and how to stay productive on vacation
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...
News
Freelancer income crisis deepens in 2026: what German-speaking markets reveal about the future of freelance work
Freelancermap research from German-speaking markets paints a sobering picture of freelance market trends in 2026 — falling confidence, tighter clie...
Lifestyle
Stop paralysing your potential: Why the freedom to fail in community theatre could have a transformative effect on your personal, professional and family life
Forget the pursuit of perfection that keeps you stuck. Discover how stepping into the "messy middle" of community theatre can dismantle your fear o...
IR35
PGMOL wins decade-long IR35 tax battle: What the football referee ruling means for self-employed contractors
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...
Opinion
How can freelancers, sole traders and contractors get a cut of tech elite’s AI productivity gains?
HOT TOPIC AI-centric companies are getting richer with fewer people, so what is owed to the contractors who help make that happen? We dig into the ...
Tax
Would a future Chancellor of the Exchequer ever scrap Employer's National Insurance?
SPECIAL REPORT In a BBC Newsnight interview, former PM Rishi Sunak described tech chief executives telling him "flat is the new up" when it came to...
News
Freelancers must prepare for corporate layoff wave and have case studies ready
As UK unemployment edges towards 5.8%, self-employed workers and freelancers face a paradox: the permanent job market they might return to is about...
Education & EdTech
GCSE and A-Level exams: how to keep your cool as a parent and actually help your teen revise
FAMILY/MINDSET/WELLBEING GCSE and A Level season puts every household under pressure, but when you're also running a business from home, the stakes...
News
IR35 survey reveals 50% of IT and Engineering umbrella contractors face unexpected deductions. Is it time to scrap the assignment rate and so much more?
Data from ContractorCalculator’s BIG IR35 & Umbrella Survey highlights that the market for "Outside IR35" work remains robust; however, those contr...
Recruitment
72% of UK job seekers fall victim to job catfishing
SPECIAL REPORT: RECRUITMENT From the Advertising Standards Authority to the ICO, multiple regulators have the remit to crack down on fake job listi...
Career tips
Freelancers, stop pitching, start presenting: The TED Talk formula that wins clients
With 1.57 billion freelancers now competing for work globally, skills are no longer your edge; they're your entry ticket. Harsh words, but true. Bu...
Tech
Axing jobs to fund GPUs: Meta job cuts could see surge in low paid ghost workers : will you soon be one of them?
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...
Recruitment
Frustrated about job hunting? Here are sector-specific secrets to why clients aren't hiring and how to fix it
Discover why sectors including property, creative, and construction are struggling to hire and how freelancers can provide targeted sector solution...
Lifestyle
What's on this weekend? 25 - 26 April, 2026
Tired of the same four walls? Need a break from work? This weekend, 25–26 April 2026, the UK is bursting with events that offer the perfect excuse ...