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Are your freelance rates keeping pace with the new cost of living in 2026?
We cover the financial impact of the US-Israeli war in Iran, how the continued rise in UK fuel, energy, and household bills is eroding freelancer income, and what to do now.
What you'll learn inside
Why freelancers feel the squeeze…
Why 89% of firms waste millions on freelancer hiring: new report
From inefficient onboarding to budget bleed: Data-backed solutions to improve freelancer relations and ROI
Whether you’re a hiring manager struggling to build strong relationships with outsourced talent or a contractor tired of working…
Qdos: Post Office’s £104m IR35 blunder could leave thousands of contractors owed millions in…
The UK’s government-owned Post Office faces a £104 million IR35 tax liability after wrongly classifying contract workers between 2017 and 2022 — and a controversial decision not to offset taxes already paid by contractors could mean…
Finance for freelancers, directors and sole traders: UK Credit Union shake-up explained
The UK government has announced a massive expansion of the credit union sector, a move that could provide a lifeline for the nation’s self-employed workforce. This article explains how these reforms could help freelancers bypass…
The 51% gap: Why some of the UK’s over-qualified talent is being passed over by recruiters
If you discovered you had passed over a modern-day Albert Einstein or Isaac Newton for a role — and watched a competitor snap them up instead — how would that feel?
It sounds far-fetched, but Professor Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge…
How a Companies House bug left 5 million UK business owners vulnerable to hijacking
A massive security vulnerability discovered at Companies House last week by chance allowed unauthorised users to access the private dashboards of any of the 5 million registered UK companies—potentially enabling bad actors to "hijack" a…
Think before you post: Why digital nomads could face deportation and prison in the UAE and Jordan
DIGITAL NOMADS | MEDIA & LAW | MIDDLE EAST
Two weeks into the US-Israeli war on Iran, the skies above the Gulf States have become a nightly spectacle of drones and missiles. People, other than authorised members of the media, who…
The £1,400 tax shock: How freelancers and directors can beat the April dividend hike
TAX & FINANCE | FREELANCERS & CONTRACTORS
Dividend tax rates in the UK rise on 6 April 2026 — and for limited company directors earning £100,000, the annual hit could reach £1,400. Here's what you need to know, and…
The freelance market has changed: here’s the brutal truth, according to YunoJuno’s CEO Runar…
The Freelance Informer spoke with Runar Reistrup, CEO of freelancer platform YunoJuno, which manages freelance payments and compliance for enterprise companies, including big brands, such as PepsiCo. The platform announced its first…
What is the UK’s £180m atomic timing network plan and the jobs that come with it?
The government has just committed serious money to an atomic timing network most people have never heard of. Here's why it matters to all of us and where the career opportunities are emerging.
What is the National Timing Centre and why…