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Is the freelance life right for you?
If you are on the fence about becoming or staying self-employed, then it’s time to explore your options. Gee Foottit of St. James’s Place Financial Adviser Academy shares a step-by-step Odyssey plan to help you decide
GUIDE
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Will US freelancing surge make its way to the UK?
SPECIAL REPORT
In just a matter of years, the US labour market could reach a 50-50 split between salaried and freelance workers. Could we expect that trend to make its way over to the UK? Or do too many tax and work status policies!-->!-->!-->…
blanket bans on PSC contractors exposes UK to risks
SPECIAL REPORT
UK vulnerable to extreme risks due to government’s “default to secrecy” and lack of experts
COVID-19 has exposed the UK’s risk management system so much that it is deemed as “deficient and too inflexible”!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Flexeconomy: it contributes £37bn to the UK economy so why are agency contractors still excluded?
SPECIAL REPORT
Agency contractors: where do they fit within the "Flexeconomy"?
What's in this report:
Flexibilty for all: cultural change in mind-set and how to argue your case for flexible workingUmbrella companies and!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Freelance v. Flexible Working: Which is right for you?
Now with the Labour Party's Flexible Working Manifesto and a worldwide adoption to remote working, does flexible employment have more pros or cons to going freelance over the long term?
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PINGDEMIC: A guide for contractors, freelancers and sole traders
4.2 million self-employed workers do not qualify for SSP
The NHS Track & Trace "pingdemic" has dominated the UK news headlines over the past two weeks. The Freelance Informer reports on the latest statutory sick pay entitlements of!-->!-->!-->…
A Contractor’s Guide to Umbrella Companies
CONTRACTOR'S GUIDE
Crawford Temple, CO of Professional Passport
The new Off-Payroll legislation came into effect on April 6th 2021. It means that many contractors who currently work through their own limited companies have!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Europe No. 1 Holiday spot for US Travelers Since Covid-19 but where can Brits go on holiday?
🧳SPECIAL TRAVEL REPORT
For the first time since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, more US travellers are heading to Europe than any other destination. But depending on individual US state COVID regulations, British travellers and!-->!-->!-->…
How your social media posts could get your freelance contract cancelled or worse
SPECIAL REPORT
Recruiters and umbrella companies should be taking a stance on social media policies for new and existing contractors to avoid reputational risk for their clients. But are contractors even aware of their social media!-->!-->!-->…
Jumpstart your freelance career in university
University could be the ideal time to start a freelance business