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SPECIAL REPORT HL Savings & Resilience Barometer July 2022 showed just how much parents are struggling to make ends meet. Where can they get a break? The Cost of Living Crisis is going to take a toll on parents/ Photo by Keira…

Liz Truss has won the Conservative leadership race and the top job as Prime Minister, so what do recruiters want from the new PM and is it in the interests of British freelancers? The Association of Professional Staffing Companies…

The Government has responded to the Public Account Committee’s report on the lessons learned from implementing IR35 that was published in May 2022, but IR35 compliance experts aren’t convinced contractor concerns are being fairly addressed…

Original reporting by Toby McInnis For the majority of us, the word “freelancer” evokes an image of a young person tapping away on their laptop in an overpriced coffee shop. But recently published data suggests this is far from reality,…

Some contractor recruitment agencies, such as Andrew Construction Recruitment (ACR), believe self-employed contractors deserve a Cost of Living pay-out to make ends meet. Such agencies are following the leads of those influencing their…

This new book could help you avoid silly mistakes when you talk and write You've penned a pitch to a prospective client. You've hit the send button. It's a week later and you are starting to think you've been ghosted. What if your…

Isn't it about time governments on both sides of the Atlantic started recognising and celebrating freelancers, who according to a McKinsey study, have a distinctive characteristic that the average worker doesn't? The rising cost of…

While British politicians have announced plans to help people manage the cost-of-living crisis, the Tory leadership contenders and the Labour Party have ignored one of the most innovative parts of the UK economy: the self-employed. If they…

The tech startup space in the United States has been on a downward trend, according to new data coming in from across the pond. The number of layoffs by tech startups increased eightfold in Q2 2022. Some 170 startups and tech-oriented…

Anyone can start a community business. That's according to Susie Finlayson, interim head of programme delivery, at Power to Change, the trust that supports community businesses in England. If Power to Change gets its way, it will…