February 2022

Global business services firm KPMG is to grow its South West team after being integral to the firm’s pre-tax profit of £436m, it has been reported. The news comes at a time when the firm is facing several internal hurdles, including a…

TOPIC OF THE WEEK How will freelancers and micro-businesses make ends meet in 2022 in the face of rising food, energy and fuel prices? Should the government step in before it’s too late? The hiring boom is set to continue for 2022,…

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN UPDATED The Freelance Informer reports on the key takeaways of the Presenter Adrian Chiles’ 7-year legal battle with HMRC that proves he was truly self-employed; why independent oversight is required for such cases…

A British entrepreneur who recently launched an automated digital platform to collect business debts believes he has settled the country's oldest invoice – and in less than an hour. The news comes at a time that freelancers, small…

BLOCKCHAIN AND THE FUTURE OF FREELANCER RECRUITMENT Timerr.Io, a freelancer platform dedicated exclusively to cryptocurrency professionals run out of UAE's Media City will be onboarding freelancers in a matter of days, it has been…

“Most of us, most of the time, aren’t consciously trying to be the centre of attention. But we can fall into this trap subconsciously, focusing on ourselves in ways that are anti-charismatic. Humour me for a moment and try this exercise…”…

HMRC estimates that the 2021 IR35 reforms to the private sector will or already have affected around 180,000 personal service contractors, compared to the estimated 50,000 contractors already affected by the 2017 public sector reforms.…

By Shona Chambers, Marketing Consultant, Shona Chambers Marketing Career breaks that start out short term can end up lasting much longer, for all kinds of reasons. Maybe you’ve been busy raising a family, been made redundant or come…

Gordon Berger, a digital artist and "NFT and Crypto Art Movement pioneer", is giving a 5-day intensive course through auction house Christie's to provide a complete overview of the NFT landscape. Berger minted three of the first 100 tokens…