2023

Anna Whitehouse aka Mother Pukka co-launches flexible job matching site to amplify flex working A new flexible working job site, WorkYourWay, has launched to match people with their dream flexible working roles across the…

Sky Sports presenter and former rugby union pro, Stuart Barnes, has won a £695,000 IR35 case against HM Revenue & Customs. Known as the "voice of rugby" for his television commentating and articles published across different…

Frasier fans keen to watch the reboot will have to sign up to Paramount to stream the show, which will have the snooty but loveable psychiatrist living in a new location, with more than one Brit joining the cast. Be informed, be…

Over 20% of people in the UK plan to work remotely from another country this year up from 11% last year, according to new research by Finder UK.  The top countries for remote workers in 2022 were the US (13%), France (12%), and Germany…

True AI tools are getting better and better. But what role should they play in recruitment? Artificial intelligence and automation are not new concepts to the recruitment industry. They've been around for a few years. But with all the…

Q&A A new on-demand tech freelancer job platform called Gigged.AI has launched. Katherine Steiner-Dicks asks its CEO Rich Wilson some detailed questions to see if the HR tech startup is just another freelancer platform or one that…

IR35 outstrips tax increases and cost of living as contractors’ biggest concern for 2023 Despite inflation reaching a 41-year high recently and the raft of tax freezes and tax hikes to be introduced in the 2023/24 tax year, the IR35…

Government’s holiday pay consultation "step in the right direction" but confusion likely to remain, say umbrella company experts A government consultation on how holiday pay entitlement should be calculated for temporary,…

OPINION Following the publication of the government and HMRC joint report on the introduction of IR35 reform in the private and voluntary sectors, IR35 experts have highlighted what they see as a "red herring" which indicates that…

An artist with Royal, political and sports celebrity connections has been caught abusing a BounceBack Loan. The Insolvency Service says the case is a warning that there are consequences following disqualification which is a lengthy…