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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…
The umbrella racket: Waterproof until it rains
OPINION
By Nick Woodward, Group CEO and Founder - The ETZ Group
Nick Woodward, CEO ETZ Group says transparency is the quickest form of reliable compliance.
Recruitment tech entrepreneur Nick Woodward pulls back the curtain on the…
Corporation tax changes April 2026: Late filing penalties double and director’s loan tax rate…
TAX UPDATE — LIMITED COMPANIES
HMRC is doubling late filing penalties for corporation tax returns and raising the tax charge on directors' loans from April 2026. Here is what every limited company contractor, freelancer and consultant…
Clients are running back to where they fled from: How OneXRM is solving the IR35 crisis for…
With umbrella companies facing a reckoning, blanket bans costing businesses dearly, and mass redundancies pushing thousands towards contracting, Paul Rossiter of OneXRM speaks to The Freelance Informer about the many factors putting the…
The human cost of IR35: Why HMRC’s tax strategy could be costing the UK more than it gains
OPINION
To build a case for IR35 replacement, we must look at the net economic benefit rather than just the tax yield. While HMRC celebrates success, independent research suggests massive tax leakage elsewhere
A LinkedIn post I…
IR35, Rising Employer NICs and 5.2% Unemployment: Is the UK About to Kill Its Freelance Economy?
OPINION
The UK labour market is in trouble and people from all walks of life are scared.
Unemployment has hit a five-year high of 5.2%, wage growth has cooled to 3.4%, and businesses are caught between rising overheads and mounting…
Can Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain actually fix IR35?
With the formal launch of the Restore Britain party in February 2026, led by Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe, a day-one pledge to scrap the controversial IR35 tax rules has freelancers talking.
This article provides an analysis of the…
How to turn freelance clients into long-term relationships
ARTICLE SERIES: HOW TO BECOME AN INDISPENSABLE FREELANCER
Stop the exhausting cycle of hunting for new clients every month. Learn a proven system that transforms one-off projects into predictable monthly income through strategic…
How freelancers can balance retainers and IR35 compliance
For many independent consultants and freelancers, the "retainer" is the ultimate business goal: predictable monthly revenues that end the feast-or-famine cycle of being freelance. However, in complex UK tax law, a retainer can quickly…