Publisher - Empowering the Freelance Economy

Most freelancers have little idea what they actually earn per hour once hidden costs and unpaid time are factored in. Here's how to calculate your real rate – and why your "best" clients might be costing you more than just time. If, as…

Here's what most freelancers get backwards: they spend all day building other people's dreams while their own business barely gets scraps of leftover time. But what if you flipped that around? Just 90 minutes a day focused on YOUR…

HR expert shares 7 behaviours to avoid when socialising with clients and co-workers After a summer of headline-grabbing concert faux pas, including the now-infamous Coldplay incident' where Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was caught…

In 2035, the first wave of Generation Alpha—those born between 2010 and 2024—will be walking into their first proper jobs. Will they help kill off workplace ageism once and for all, or are we heading for something worse? The answer…

Big tech CEOs are celebrating AI triumph, but what happens when their corporate customers follow suit? Will more AI agents replace people’s jobs, purchasing power and livelihoods? And when replicated on a global scale, how will households,…

Vanessa Van Edwards, a body language expert and self-proclaimed "recovering awkward person," shares social skills and body language techniques that can be learned and studied just like any other subject. A key part of this is understanding…

The work-life balance is arguably a myth. Many freelancers who are juggling a young family or caring for an elderly parent can testify to that. So, what’s the solution to keeping everyone happy, including yourself, without guilt and less…

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN UPDATED Many UK-based AI agent companies, particularly those that have reached unicorn status or are on their way, are actively hiring, and not just in the UK. Here are over 300 job openings The Freelance Informer…

A warning has been issued to the UK's recruitment sector: a significant change in tax legislation, coming into force in April 2026, could see agencies and hirers forced to pay their workers' PAYE twice over Professional Passport, an…

SPECIAL REPORT The UK government has established a Fair Work Charter for the offshore wind industry to help unite employment and skill objectives between unions and businesses. We explore what this could mean for fixed-term contractors…