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The government should introduce new laws to protect people from losing life-changing sums of money to bank transfer fraud after the Brexit transition period is over, consumer finance and comparison site Which? has urged. At…

The Government’s £12.7bn Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) has been terribly targeted at those in need, according to a major new Resolution Foundation report to be published later this week. With over 400,000 workers…

Once IR35 comes around next year, the entrepreneurial spirit of the freelance economy could be driven out of the UK, leaving contractors and freelancers to have little choice than 'become employees' to umbrella companies - and pay for the…

The Freelance Informer team understands that sometimes friends, family, and co-workers just don't have all the answers to your freelancer questions, so hop on 'The Freelancers' Couch' and tell us your worries.. tell us your…

Dementia and Alzheimer sufferers could be handed a rare gift in advance of the holidays this year if they were given the opportunity to take part in a series of music therapy sessions with a freelance or agency contracted music therapist.…

Adaptive, a specialist software company that designs, builds and operates bespoke, real-time, front-to-back solutions for tier-one investment banks and commodity trading firms (see client stories), is looking or a highly skilled business…

High street gaming specialist Geek Retreat has announced plans to create 600 new retail jobs in the UK, according to Employment for Students. The company, which sells board games, toys and comics, says it will open 100 new stores…

Tax rises on the self-employed would be the wrong option as the economy recovers from the coronavirus crisis, Derek Cribb, Interim CEO at IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) told the Treasury Select…

Adriano "Adri" Herdman, co-founder of freelance talent consultancy, We are Move ('Move'), and recently launched tech job platform, Just Startup Jobs, talks to The Freelance Informer on why looking for a job in 2020 "still sucks," how his…

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced today (22 October) that businesses affected by restrictions across the UK, will be given extra help to keep staff on with additional support through the Job Support Scheme including a drop in employer…