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WFH has made payroll staff think and act like freelancers, says research
Salaried workers are now thinking and acting more like freelancers, according to a report by Freelance Informer partner, ETZ. But are hiring compan...
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HMRC
HMRC’s points-based penalty system to charge higher fees for repeat offenders
HMRC is changing its tax return penalty system. It's aiming to punish repeat offenders and be more lenient towards those who make the odd mistake, ...
US Freelance Economy
What's holding back the largest freelance economy?
It is projected that in 2027, 86.5 million people will be freelancing in the United States and will make up 50.9 per cent of the total US workforce...
Tax
Join the June self-assessment challenge
In 2020, some 700,000 taxpayers left it to the very last day to file their self-assessment – with a nail-biting 26,562 taxpayers leaving it t...
News
Gig workers take Post Office to court
Some 120 sub-postmasters have taken the Post Office to an employment tribunal in a bid to become ‘workers’ and receive employment rights. The worke...
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Malt jobs platform to expand its freelancer network to UK, Benelux, Italy and the US
Malt, a Paris-based jobs platform for fixed-term contract freelancers, has raised €80 million in growth capital to expand its services to the UK, U...
Freelancer Finance
How to raise emergency cash in a flash
If you need to raise some emergency cash for business or personal reasons, there are some easy ways to claw back funds, according to a report by Re...
News
New self-employed pension app Penfold sets your pension plan up in five minutes
A new self-employed pension app called Penfold could have you saving for your pension and reducing your tax bill in a matter of minutes. Penfold wa...
Who's Hiring?
Fiverr categories that have the highest earning potential for freelancers
Fiverr, the international freelance job platform, has reported that freelancers selling digital services through its platform have collectively ear...
Who's Hiring?
Cyberdesic launches US freelancer network
Cyberdesic, a US cybersecurity staffing firm, has launched an on-demand freelancer network. The firm is recruiting cybersecurity professionals from...
News
Boxer to Businessman: How people like Max Wallace are starting up in their 50s
ONS data published last week showed employment among the 25-49s is now back at the rate it was at the start of the pandemic, whereas the emplo...
Who's Hiring?
Remote working: it's saving the planet and boosting ESG points
In 2020, Upwork, the freelancer jobs platform, conducted a survey of 760 team members to gather data on their commuting patterns to evaluate the ex...
Freelancer Finance
Is buying professional indemnity cover on a price comparison site always a good idea?
Price comparison websites give quick results, but did you know that they tend to exclude whole sections of the professional indemnity insurance mar...
Freelancer Lifestyle & Tales
Escape to New York this summer with JetBlue's low fare offers
JetBlue Airways said it will start a transatlantic service this August, hoping to undercut the competition. The new route could be the perfect excu...
IR35
Contractors may have to join forces to build back UK freelancer economy
For millions of freelancers, the UK's entrepreneurial spirit is broken. Over the past year, portfolio contractors and freelancers have battled with...