2021

The basic concept of launching a subscription box service can evolve from your personal interests - ones that you would love to receive delivered straight to your door every month. Whether that passion revolves around cycling, gardening,…

Sir Simon Rattle, Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra. Photo credit: London Symphony Orchestra/Doug Peters The London Symphony Orchestra's music director, Sir Simon Rattle, was so moved by the plight of freelance symphony…

Florence, an online platform that connects care homes directly to nurses looking for extra shifts, has reported that it will no longer be supporting nurses that work under a limited company structure. As of the 6th of April 2021, when new…

Men consistently negotiate a pay rise, while women often accept what is offered, according to Karina Collis, a professional negotiation expert and founder of Liinea Sales Advisory. Moreover, women will negotiate their relevant salary less…

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has announced that over 2,700 organisations have collectively been offered nearly £400 million in grants and loans to help the culture and heritage sector reopen and recover. The Freelance Informer reports…

At the heart of the government’s vision is a digitised tax system that "works closer to real-time" and the Treasury is looking to other countries for guidance. Would real-time monthly tax payments enable companies to scale up as quickly or…

The latest national coronavirus lockdown easing has come just in time for the four-day Easter break. BBQs and garden tables are getting scrubbed down. Many of us are getting a bit giddy with anticipation at the thought of socialising again…

Startup Profile: Corgee Freelancer turned founder: Dmitrijs Vitjazevs Sector: Fintech/Freelancer Economy Location: UK/Spain Corgee, an AI-powered finance app to make personal finance simpler for the UK’s 5.3 million…

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering increasing the amount of national insurance self-employed workers pay to be aligned or equalised with employed staff, it has been reported. Treasury sources told news service, i that…

A new study in the journal Plos One has revealed that male gender stereotyping is a growing problem in the job application process, yet rarely talked about. Researchers from two universities created over 3,000 faux…