May 2023

If you are on the fence about becoming or staying self-employed, then it’s time to explore your options. Gee Foottit of St. James’s Place Financial Adviser Academy shares a step-by-step Odyssey plan to help you decide GUIDE By Gee…

Completing your tax return can be boring. But since you're filing it anyway, you might as well reap the many benefits of filing early, according to a personal finance expert “The old self-assessment catchphrase that ‘tax doesn’t have to…

Millions of passengers across England will continue to ‘Get Around for £2’ and access vital bus services following £500 million in government funding. But prices will go up in October The £2 bus fare has been extended until 31 October…

Inflation is driving permanent hire and salary freezes, which is influencing more people to go into self-employment to gain greater control over their earning power “While there may be a fall noted in jobs in the UK, the uptick in the…

Freelancers, especially those nearing retirement age, can expect to feel the economic headwinds this summer now that the Bank of England has put up interest rates again to 4.5%. Will we have another rate hike this year? It's no wonder more…

Over the past week legal and policymaking developments impacting contractors and umbrella company workers have been announced. What do the experts think of the news? Tax office closes down 18-month IR35 probe marking ‘turning point’…

You build a life with someone and for one reason or another, you don't get married. Maybe it was due to the COVID lockdown, the cost of a living crisis or you didn't think you needed to go through the legal stuff to share a life together.…

If you are a contractor that over-relies on recruiters to get your next project or client, you could be limiting your options - and theirs - to put your best foot forward. Try out these expert strategies to build your brand and expand your…

UK recruitment consultancies are reporting that clients are making more temporary hires over permanent ones amid lingering economic uncertainty, according to a new study. Temp billings for recruiters were recorded as the fastest growing…

In order for AI to function, it needs human intelligence and serious manhours "Grunt workers." This is a term one contractor refers to himself and others that have worked to build artificial intelligence companies like ChatGPT in recent…