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"Before you take off on vacation, think of yourself", says Caroline Ramade, the founder of 50inTech, an online recruitment platform. She and her te...
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Self-isolation to be eased in UK for double jabbed adults by mid-August
From 16 August, double jabbed individuals and under 18s will no longer need to self-isolate if they are identified as a close contact of someone wi...
Freelancer Finance
Tips to curb spending as lockdown lifts
The UK government’s lifting of lockdown restrictions poses more temptation to spend and additional expenses. The same could hold true for freelance...
Freelancer Lifestyle & Tales
How to future-proof your freelance business and dream lifestyle
A vision board could motivate you to future-proof your freelance business and financial future. The Freelance Informer lays out a plan to create yo...
COVID-19
Taxpayers to pay billions in COVID fraud and errors
Fraud and error in public spending are estimated to cost the taxpayer up to £51.8 billion every year. Around £25 billion is outside the tax and ben...
IR35
IR35 limbo: could it motivate UK contractors to move to Spain?
If contractors and project freelancers are in limbo over their IR35 status, disheartened by umbrella company fees, being replaced by overseas contr...
News
Health alert: chemical toxins in food affect male fertility and boy foetuses, study finds
Toxic chemicals in our food and environment accumulate in the body and act like female hormones. Men are much more vulnerable than women to in...
Business & Finance
Sunak set to rebuild The City by tapping China's £40tn financial services market
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has big plans to woo China's $40tn financial services market to The City. Freelance consultants servicing the financial serv...
Tax
Self-employed and contractors should prepare for National Insurance tax hikes
Anyone who is self-employed in the UK should be preparing for increased national insurance rates, possibly at the same rate as employed taxpayers, ...
Tax
How to complete a tax return if you received a COVID self-employment grant
If you received a Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant and are struggling to find where to add this information on your tax return y...
Contractors
Gig sites exploiting “ghost workers” says Oxford study
Oxford report shows some freelance platforms fail minimum fairness standards. See which major English-language platforms w...
IR35
Outside IR35 contracts may not stand up in court says legal expert
In an attempt to reduce uncertainty and assist businesses when making determinations, HMRC developed the 'Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST)' o...
Tax
Pension tax is pushing NHS doctors into early retirement. Will locums fill the gap?
The number of doctors taking early retirement from the NHS has more than trebled over the past 13 years, official figures show. Many retired becaus...
News
Heart inflammation a rare side effect of mRNA vaccines in adolescents and teens
Since April 2021, there has been an increase in the number of cases of inflammation of the heart—called myocarditis and pericarditis—happening afte...
Lifestyle
Could a minimalist lifestyle boost your bank balance and meaning in your life?
This philosophy is a popular one: the promise that we can maximise our lives with a minimalist lifestyle. But, by putting select old belongings int...