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Aged 40+? Your salary is about to plateau. What can you do to change that?
Wisdom comes with age and experience, goes the adage, so remuneration should be commensurate. That is not the case for the global IT worker, according to data that shows that salaries of IT candidates over the age of 45 become “stagnant…
Get paid for watching TV (seriously!)
The UK’s biggest TV and movies website, Digital Spy, is looking for a freelance news reporter to write for the bustling Digital Spy website.This is a paid freelance position, reporting to the news editor and night news editor. You will be…
New research indicates NHS must ramp up rehab recruitment to cope with ‘Long COVID’…
The NHS will have to hire more than 1,000 new consultants, physios and counsellors to treat patients with the lingering and sometimes life-threatening 'side effects' of COVID-19, a new report presented by Trisha Greenhalgh, Professor of…
Seek and Ye Shall Find: The Jobseekrs story with Elsa Zekeng. After tackling Ebola, she thought…
You know when you meet someone for the first time and you walk away thinking, ‘Damn, they’ve got it together.’ That’s what happened after I had my first encounter with Dr. Elsa Zekeng – the doctor - the Queen’s medal recipient - turned…
YunoJuno reveals freelancer ‘pandemic’ pay rates
According to one case study, many businesses are, "writing blank cheques in the race for survival."
During the pandemic, some specialist freelancers saw significant increases in their day rates as they became more in demand,…
How ‘Workstyle’ is transforming freelancers’ lives, careers and the companies that embrace it
The Freelance Informer speaks to workstyle movement gurus Alex Hirst and Lizzie Penny, the two minds behind Hoxby, a Virtual Consultancy and Agency powered by freelancers.
We get the background story on what drove this inspiring duo…
The OLIO Interview: Free food never tasted (or felt) so good – would you consider becoming a…
Since we last spoke with Olio, the food sharing site has launched a great side hustle business tool.
OLIO MADE is a new section in the app which allows their OLIO community to sell their sustainable handmade crafts and…
Femtech: why men shouldn’t shy away from this mass-market opportunity
Femtech. It’s an “emerging term,” according to researcher Frost & Sullivan, and as is the case with most new concepts, is poorly understood.
Femtech is arguably an awkward topic for some male freelancers, executives and investors.…
Is Fiverr losing its human touch?
When does digital convenience become a pleasure and when does it become a pain? We look into the latest offerings and Trustpilot ratings of freelancer gig marketplace, Fiverr.
Fiverr, an Israel-based online marketplace for freelancer…
Amazon job creation linked to SMEs and self-employed scaling up; Boumphrey new UK Country Manager
Amazon is on a hiring spree thanks to the growing customer demand of UK small and medium-sized enterprises, solopreneurs and sole traders scaling their businesses through the company's online platform. Its newly appointed UK manager will…