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time to talk: suicide is rife among self-employed construction workers says new data
SPECIAL REPORT Builders had the highest annual turnover among self-employed UK tradespeople in 2021, according to new research. However, not all is...
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Freelancer Lifestyle & Tales
Freelancers from around the world share their recipes
Hayden Brown, the CEO of freelancer job platform Upwork, was in need of some food inspiration to spice up yet another "covid-induced-at-home-date-n...
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Umbrella Companies Could See A Spree Of Class Action suits From Workers Following New Judgment on Holiday Pay
During his six-year engagement with Pimlico Plumbers, Gary Smith, was never given any right to paid annual holidays, according to Michael Ford, QC ...
Lifestyle
In debt and dating? How to approach the money talk
Talking about money when you are on one of those loved-up first dates is like ripping off a plaster on a healing wound. The damage may leave a scar...
Tax
Umbrella company workers slammed again
The Chancellor and Prime Minister have confirmed that the National Insurance rise will go ahead this April – a move that freelancers, contractors a...
News
New rate card Puts Stop To freelancer Exploitation
Bectu, the trade union for TV and film workers, including thousands of freelancers, has published rate guidance for members in unscripted televisio...
Education & EdTech
Man quits career of 35 years to launch "Middle School MBA"
The old adage that money makes the world go round doesn't always make sense to kids or many adults for that matter. Let's face it, most people will...
Tech
How to become your client's Workforce data hero
Data analysis for environmental, governance and sustainability (ESG) reporting is no easy task for any organisation. Let's face it, ESG is now part...
Freelancer Finance
Freelancer Payment crisis threatens livelihoods
Younger freelancers aged 18-24 are more likely to leave freelancing55% of freelancer invoices are paid over a month late and the problem is getting...
Freelancer Lifestyle & Tales
Freelance Voiceover artist gives mother lasting gift
Working as a freelance voiceover artist and video producer has provided Shenteria Childs with many career and lifestyle opportunities. Freelancing ...
IR35
Inside IR35 v. the pandemic: which is the bigger threat to freelancers in 2022?
IR35 seen as ‘biggest threat’ to £300bn contracting sector in 2022 Ten times more contractors are most concerned by IR35 than the impact of th...
HMRC
National insurance tax hike: "now is not the time"
With a spree of tax hikes introduced at the height of a cost of living crisis, April 2022 could go down in British political history as the Spring ...
Freelancer Finance
The Pallo backstory: The Freelancers That launched an app to fix their biggest problem
I came across a fintech startup called Pallo over on Product Hunt. It wasn't just the product that intrigued me, but the freelancers-turned-founder...
Contractors
How inflation can create opportunities for freelancers
A Totaljobs study reveals that higher inflation and the subsequent cost of living is expected to have the biggest impact on the labour market in 20...
Lifestyle
Have you tried deep working yet?
Multitasking is overrated. Well, any parent or entrepreneur could have told you that. But there's some science that backs that statement up. Accord...