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Award-winning freelancer and peacekeeper shot and killed by Russian forces in Ukraine
Craig (left) and Brent Renaud (right) produced award-winning films and documentaries; Photo source: RenaudBrothers (@renaudbrothers) • Instagram ph...
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Lifestyle
Want To Win Over Mum's Heart This Mother's Day?
MOTHER'S DAY GIFT GUIDE Not sure what gift to get the Mums in your life this Mother's Day? The Freelance Informer offers some guidance on great gif...
News
Upwork helps preserve careers of Ukraine freelancers and suspends all ties with Russia and Belarus - for now
Upwork, the freelancer talent platform, has suspended all business operations in Russia and Belarus, taking full effect by May 1, 2022. It has alre...
International Freelance
US tightens H-1B visas to crack down on foreign outsourcing companies. Could the UK do the same?
The US is cracking down on outsourcing highly skilled jobs to foreign workers. Could the UK be next? Or is that just wishful thinking for the thous...
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SAP contractor, 54, forced out of the market on cost
OPINION Nick Bremner, a UK-based SAP Contractor says he has finished his last “contractor project” with no intention of going back to the contracto...
Freelancer Finance
SteadyPay offers interest-free £1K salary "top-up" loans for freelancers
London-based SteadyPay, a payment solutions lender for workers with fluctuating income (contractors, temp workers, and shift workers), says it...
Contractors
Dyson to recruit 2000 engineers and digital experts despite "forced" labour legal claims
Dyson, the global home electronics designer and manufacturer, could struggle to hire up to 2000 new recruits following claims of labour abuse in it...
Health
Can you eat your way out of getting cancer?
SPECIAL REPORT What you'll find in this report: 👉🏽The single most predominant factor that will increase your chances of getting cancer 👉🏽Foods and ...
Self-employed mortgages and financial products
Contractors looking to buy a new home or switch mortgages need to spot these red flags
Photo by Ravi Kant from Pexels A spike in conditional selling, whereby estate agents pressure and insinuate that buyers will have a better chance o...
News
The brave international freelancers staying in Ukraine: who are they?
SPECIAL REPORT International freelancers are bravely covering the escalating conflict in Ukraine. Some are even working free of charge. If you don’...
Contractors
“SJD had copies of my passport, my bank transfers, and other hugely sensitive information.”
Dustin Gorski, 35, a freelance software engineer living in London, trading as Dusted Codes reveals what it was like to be affected by the Optionis ...
Tech
Tech firms extend support to freelancers in Ukraine
Companies, such as Netguru, have said that they are ready to support their freelancers in Ukraine. The company said in an online statement: "We are...
News
Russian invasion intensifies over Ukraine border: are ports and cyberattacks on Europe and US next?
There have been reports of Russian Federation-initiated attacks on key military bases, civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. The Department of Homela...
Legal
How easy is it to become a freelance solicitor?
By Bradon Matthews with additional reporting by K. Steiner-Dicks The legal industry is one of the biggest areas of opportunity for freelance work. ...
Business & Finance
New publisher on the hunt for writers
Nearly two years and 50 books later, a husband-and-wife duo is launching their publishing start-up, Noodle Fuel, at this year’s Bologna Children’s ...