Recruitment

We highlight which client path best suits the candidate's and hiring company's goals, depending on whether you are a freelancer, fixed-term contractor or temp worker No matter what you do for a living or your worker status, artificial…

For the freelance marketing community, the clock is ticking. Industry experts warn that a narrow 18-month window remains for independent professionals to secure their future before the market is permanently transformed. By the end…

For years, the self-employed have operated in a legal grey area regarding Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs). While employees have enjoyed increasing protections against gagging clauses, independent contractors often found themselves bound…

As UK unemployment edges towards 5.8%, self-employed workers and freelancers face a paradox: the permanent job market they might return to is about to get a lot harder to crack. Here's what that means for your positioning. The…

Data from ContractorCalculator’s BIG IR35 & Umbrella Survey highlights that the market for "Outside IR35" work remains robust; however, those contractors operating via intermediaries face a compliance environment ill-equipped for the…

SPECIAL REPORT: RECRUITMENT From the Advertising Standards Authority to the ICO, multiple regulators have the remit to crack down on fake job listings and misleading recruitment practices, but job catfishing has hit epidemic levels,…

As Meta prepares to axe 8,000 staff to fund a staggering $135 billion AI bet, a new hierarchy is emerging. If the AI revolution continues its trajectory, it isn’t just automating tasks and burning through billions of dollars each month; it…

Discover why sectors including property, creative, and construction are struggling to hire and how freelancers can provide targeted sector solutions to secure consistent work For freelancers, the struggle to find consistent work is…

SPECIAL REPORT: Workforce & Economy British Chambers of Commerce research has found British firms are using AI to cut jobs rather than create them. The US seems to have a different strategy. To make matters worse, British profits…

The UK engineering and tech market is experiencing a significant surge in flexible hiring from software development to finance. 2026 data analysis reveals that sectors such as Semiconductors, AI, and Aerospace are shifting away from…