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City struggles to Hire talent, compete on global stage
FINANCIAL SERVICES The City is calling for the UK to explore new measures to allow employees to enter the UK for short-term work without a work vis...
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Lifestyle
Top tips to get rid of freelancer guilt
Only 2% of freelancers in a recent survey claimed to have never had to prioritise work over family. What impact does this have for the other 92% wh...
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Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Buddies Tried to Get the VA to Sell Access to Veterans’ Medical Records
A congressional investigation prompted by ProPublica’s reporting found Trump’s “Mar-a-Lago crowd,” wealthy civilians with no U.S. government or mil...
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October: a month of many changes for freelancers
October could mark several changes that will impact freelancer household income. Goodbye SEISS grants The self-employed income support scheme (SEIS...
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Panic buying: why our squirrelling nature kicks in and how we can predict and curb shortages
Panic or over-buying and hoarding of necessities is a common response to crises, especially in developed economies where there is normally an expec...
Self-employed mortgages and financial products
90% LTV mortgage for contractors and self-employed
Saffron Building Society, a broker-linked mortgage provider, has launched two 90 per cent loan-to-value mortgages for contracto...
HMRC
Making Tax Digital: "not fit" for Freelancers
The 'Making Tax Digital' for Income Tax programme will be delayed from 6 April 2023 until 6 April 2024. But the basis period proposals of the progr...
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Labour Party vows to abolish business rates
The Labour Party is vowing if it came into majority power it would freeze business rates next year. Rachel Reeves, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequ...
Who's Hiring?
IFS report: Lack of vacancies for UK's highly skilled. Is IR35 partly to blame?
If you are a highly skilled contractor or freelancer looking for work, you may find the process discouraging due to the limited number of vacancies...
Freelancer Finance
under 40? check out this free cash opportunity
Lifetime ISAs (LISAs) can be opened by anyone aged between 18 and 39 in the UK, after that you've missed the boat. The attraction of these investme...
Lifestyle
Family or personal problems? This is how happy and healthy freelancers not only cope but remain positive
Mental resilience is strong amongst Britain’s freelancers and small business owners despite pandemic challenges, a new study has found. What's keep...
Tech
EU takes charge: why USB-Cs will rule digital devices
All smartphones sold in the EU must have USB-C chargers according to new proposals put forward by the European Commission. The move is to stop "e-w...
Who's Hiring?
Is SEO and aI dumbing down Contractor recruitment?
FOOD FOR THOUGHT If you use a recruitment agency or consultant for your future workflow, you may develop a grudge against Search Engine Optimisatio...
Who's Hiring?
Will your career still be viable in 10 years?
Olga, the career fortune teller over at The US Bureau of Labor Statistics, has looked into her crystal ball to reveal which will be the fastest-gro...
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How much are freelancers willing to put at risk?
80 new businesses were created every hour across the UK in the first half of 2021. What does this say about Britain's appetite for risk and are com...