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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…
Government response to PAC’s IR35 report is “legally incorrect” “predictable” and loaded with “ivory…
The Government has responded to the Public Account Committee’s report on the lessons learned from implementing IR35 that was published in May 2022, but IR35 compliance experts aren’t convinced contractor concerns are being fairly addressed…
Freelancers aren’t who you think finds new report
Original reporting by Toby McInnis
For the majority of us, the word “freelancer” evokes an image of a young person tapping away on their laptop in an overpriced coffee shop. But recently published data suggests this is far from reality,…
Will a bonus or Cost of Living pay-out put freelancers in hot water with HMRC?
Some contractor recruitment agencies, such as Andrew Construction Recruitment (ACR), believe self-employed contractors deserve a Cost of Living pay-out to make ends meet. Such agencies are following the leads of those influencing their…
Freelancers have this awesome trait, says McKinsey
Isn't it about time governments on both sides of the Atlantic started recognising and celebrating freelancers, who according to a McKinsey study, have a distinctive characteristic that the average worker doesn't?
The rising cost of…
The rise of the silver freelancer
For those who have been freelancing or self-employed for a decade (or two), working any other way, even in retirement years, is almost unthinkable. Katherine Steiner-Dicks looks at how our longevity as a nation should be motivating…