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BREXIT trade deal: what it means for globe-trotting freelancers, staffing agencies and their…
Welcome back to the Freelancers' Couch. This week we tackle a question from a globe-trotting freelancer on doing business in the EU in a post-Brexit marketplace.
Q: One of the reasons I became a contractor was to have the flexibility to…
Death of dear friend on building site inspires construction worker compensation startup
In 2014, when an accident on a building site resulted in the death of their mutual friend, the founders of US-Australian Safesite were inspired to launch a platform to streamline and digitize safety programmes. That app has since…
China: Is it a good time for freelancers and SMEs to target the world’s fastest-growing…
E-commerce in China accounts for about a third of all retail sales in China, and therefore nearly half of all e-commerce globally, according to Shopify. With markets looking depressed in the UK and Europe could now be an…
No-deal Brexit means ALL UK business travellers and service engineers to face hefty fines without…
If you plan on carrying out work or services in the EU after January 1st, even if you are self-employed or a director of your own limited company, then you will need a special permit to do so. That includes visiting a conference or…
Croatia luring tech, finance and marketing foreign talent with digital nomad visas
If you would like to live the Mediterranean lifestyle and have lower costs of living than those in the UK, then Croatia might be a destination you could call home thanks to a new digital nomad visa scheme.
The first concrete regulatory…
Greece entices international freelancers with tax breaks and residency in bid to replace lost…
Greece's parliament has passed a new law this month allowing digital nomads to half their income tax, which will likely attract more international freelancers and remote-working talent to the idyllic destination.
From January 2021,…
Brits could be banned entry to EU from January 1st
British nationals planning to travel to any of the European Union Member States after January 1 for purposes that are not absolutely essential, risk being banned from entering these countries amid the Coronavirus pandemic, Schengen Visa…
Deutsche WFH tax now referred to ‘WTF tax’ – here’s what startup founders…
Deutsche Bank's globally proposed 5% remote worker tax has had some mixed feedback, but for the most part, you can expect "outrageous," "ludicrous," "unnecessary," and even "discriminatory" to be among the responses of startups and their…
Brit freelancers in EU face bank account closures and disruption
Many of the 1.8 million British expats living in Europe will have their UK bank accounts closed imminently because of Brexit – and they should urgently seek alternatives to “sidestep avoidable issues.”
“We only have a matter of weeks…
New immigration rules take effect in December – how will they impact international…
The UK government has finally released the details of the proposed new Immigration Rules – some of which come into effect from 1 December. Those relating to EU nationals come into effect from 1 January 2021. Osborne Clarke's Employment and…