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Podding: Why this new homeschooling trend could be a lifeline for working parents in ‘COVID…
‘Podding up’ is a phenomenon that has taken on quickly with working parents and children in these uncertain times of local lockdowns and job insecurity. Podding is a direct response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on…
Automated Hardship – why the government’s flawed tech is failing families and pushing…
A report says a flawed algorithm in the UK’s Social Security System could be causing more families to go hungry and pushing even more into poverty every week. What's going wrong?
A new report by the Human Rights Watch claims the…
YunoJuno reveals freelancer ‘pandemic’ pay rates
According to one case study, many businesses are, "writing blank cheques in the race for survival."
During the pandemic, some specialist freelancers saw significant increases in their day rates as they became more in demand,…
COVID Bounce Back loans running on empty as CBILS deadline looms this month: how are borrowers…
Bounce Back loans, the most popular HM Treasury support measure, used by SMEs are running low, according to new findings.1
Despite the small and medium-sized businesses surveyed being aware that they can get more HM Treasury support by…
Accenture’s FinTech Innovation Lab: amazing mentoring and networking support and they take no…
If you are a fintech product developer or a freelancer working with a fintech startup have you considered applying to The FinTech Innovation Lab London? The annual accelerator programme run by Accenture, in collaboration with some of the…
Is Fiverr losing its human touch?
When does digital convenience become a pleasure and when does it become a pain? We look into the latest offerings and Trustpilot ratings of freelancer gig marketplace, Fiverr.
Fiverr, an Israel-based online marketplace for freelancer…
News site to empower freelancers and start-up economy in ‘new normal’
The Freelance Informer - “Empowering the Freelance Economy”
Millions of freelancers from tech developers to tutors now have a voice in the media.
LONDON, UK, 16 September, 2020/BuzzVestor Media/ -- Freelancers contribute more than…
Amazon job creation linked to SMEs and self-employed scaling up; Boumphrey new UK Country Manager
Amazon is on a hiring spree thanks to the growing customer demand of UK small and medium-sized enterprises, solopreneurs and sole traders scaling their businesses through the company's online platform. Its newly appointed UK manager will…
What’s it going to take to put faith back into Fintech for Freelancers?
When Germany’s Wirecard filed for insolvency following the revelation that EUR1.9 billion ($2.1 billion) of cash had gone missing from its accounts, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) acted fast. But some…
White-collar professions facing worst jobs crisis, according to IoD economist
For three decades the UK's office-based or white-collar workers have enjoyed (for the most part), stable, job security. Today, as the UK and other nations around the world face the possibility of another COVID-19 spike, white-collar…