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Mini-budget: how much better off could freelancers be?
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National insurance hike is scrapped (read more in the report)
Corporation tax rise cancelled, keeping it at 19% as government sets sights on 2.5% trend rate of growth.Basic rate of income tax cut to 19% in…
20 years pay growth wiped out – what is really going on with the UK jobs market and how will it…
Average pay was up by 4.3 per cent in the private sector between October-December 2021 including bonuses – that’s a good sign, but pay rises aren’t matching 2022 inflation. Freelancers are feeling squeezed Freelancers must know their…
Self-employed or a zero-hours worker with kids? Get your “free” childcare sorted before…
The extra bank holiday observing the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II could adversely affect self-employed parents and workers on zero-hours contracts, HR Magazine has reported. That's why it is important for these groups to organise "free"…
Worker’s death was avoidable says HSE
The following case is a tragic lesson to all small business owners and those that work for them to carry out risk assessments. No one ever thinks the unthinkable will happen until it does.
Two companies and two people have been…
Want to freelance for a startup? Know which sectors are hot and which are not before you do
Startups are exciting places to excel in experience and skill sets. But when the global economy tightens its belt, startups can be among the first to make redundancies. They can also unexpectedly experience growth. We look at which sectors…
Commemorating the Queen
The Freelance Informer sends its most heartfelt sympathies to the Royal Family, their staff and long-life friends on news of the death of Her Majesty The Queen.
It is a time of great sadness and reflection shared by many nations and…
How to avoid getting “flexi-fished” in a new job
Care is needed when advertising flexible working patterns in job roles
Many of us have heard of catfishing whereby someone deceptively creates a false identity to lure people on a social networking service, usually targeting a specific…
What would you do with one “free day” each week?
A UK 4-day week study is showing lasting positive effects on worker productivity and wellbeing. How are people spending their "free day" and what impact has it had on their life so far? Plus tips on how freelancers can arrange their…
Crucial money tips for freelancers with kids
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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…
In Truss we Trust? What the self-employed need from the new PM and her Cabinet
For those freelancers out there that were worried about Rishi Sunak being offered a role in new Prime Minister Liz Truss’s cabinet and leaving the self-employed out in the cold this winter, it has emerged that he will not be on hand to…