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NHS temp recruitment: agencies out, platforms in?
The UK's temporary healthcare workforce must prepare for two developments set to impact locums, contractors, and other flexible staff who engage with recruitment agencies and digital platforms.
The first is NHS England's push to curb…
Freelancers forced to look overseas for work as UK job market freezes
SPECIAL REPORT
As UK companies tighten their belts and freeze hiring, a growing number of freelancers and contractors could soon be packing their laptops and heading for high-growth markets such as Asia. We look at which jobs are in…
Freelancer’s guide to spotting exploitative unpaid work trials in interviews
GUIDES & REPORTS
Freelancers and job hunters frequently get asked by prospective hiring companies for work trials or assessments. This is increasingly coming in the form of speculative or "spec" work and end-client pitches.
Many…
IOD: 75% of business leaders to reduce human hiring with automation due to Employment Rights Bill
Institute of Directors warns of hiring freeze as 72% of executives predict negative growth impact. Plus, over a third of leaders (36%) are likely to outsource roles or operations to other countries
New research reveals the profound…
The Ghosting Game: How pandemic-era hiring has become psychological warfare for freelancers
The pandemic has turned many hiring managers and clients into apathetic ghosting gatekeepers, leaving freelancers battling psychological warfare. We look at the dangers of ghosting in recruitment and how candidates can come out the other…
M&S walk-in recruitment days post cyberattack signal return to community-centred hiring
What started as a technical workaround could well become the template for retail recruitment's more inclusive future.
What began as a necessity following M&S' cyberattack in April has inadvertently sparked what could become the…
Wolverhampton Council and Adecco seal £75m deal to create hundreds of temp jobs
City of Wolverhampton Council has finalised a £75 million contract with recruitment giant Adecco, opening the door to hundreds of temporary employment opportunities across the region over the next three years.
The authority agreed on…
UK-EU Summit delivers mixed messages for contractors: legal experts remain sceptical
New agreements on professional qualifications and youth mobility schemes promise easier cross-border work, but immigration lawyers warn the devil remains in the detail
Following this week's UK-EU summit, contractors and freelancers…
Fiverr in US legal battle over “junk fees”: what does it mean for UK freelancers?
NYSE-listed online freelance marketplace Fiverr is embroiled in a legal battle in the United States, facing a class-action lawsuit alleging the platform charged illegal fees under California law. How could this impact freelancers and the…
AI Agent skills trigger freelancer hiring frenzy (even non-tech roles)
This article explores the growing demand for freelance AI Agent specialists and highlights a crucial preliminary step: even before these AI agents are developed, a skilled workforce, not exclusively from technical backgrounds, is essential…