February 2025

The chance that there could be a deep US recession in 2025 is growing. This news would cast a long shadow over the UK's already strained economic prospects. With tightly interwoven economies, the UK is poised to feel the reverberations of…

Recent snap political decisions and tech layoffs are causing widespread concern. Rightfully so, especially when actions and policies hit close to home. But if you're a freelancer, keeping your emotions in check on politics is essential.…

While scrolling through the latest Adzuna UK job market report, we're seeing a clear trend: job vacancies are on the decline. January 2025's figures, dipping to the lowest since 2021, represent a shift in hiring practices. The future trend…

It's natural for priorities and passions to evolve. If your freelance career isn't feeling as fulfilling as it once was, you're not alone. Perhaps your industry is facing challenges, or you're simply craving something new. Embrace the…

Fiverr Go, the new suite of AI tools, is raising fears among freelancers about job displacement and protecting creative work. But are they judging too soon? Could it in some ways help scale their output? “Make yourself obsolete and…

Dream of working from a beachside cafe one week and a mountain cabin the next? Some freelancers do, seemingly living a life of perpetual work-life balance. But how do they actually afford it? In this article, we reveal the travel experts'…

SPECIAL REPORT Meta, the tech giant with a $1.86 trillion market cap behind platform brands including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has served a wave of layoffs that has rattled the nerves of tech talent the world over. These…

New research from contractor insurer Qdos reveals how independent workers in the UK identify themselves, a factor that could significantly influence their earning capabilities and the types of work they attract. The 2024 survey,…

James Cockett, CIPD Senior Labour Market Economist, said one in four (25%) employers are planning to make redundancies in the three months to March 2025, another record high outside of 2020 when the COVID pandemic struck the UK economy. We…

If the UK wants to carve a space in the AI revolution it needs all industries and freelancers on board (and IR35 isn’t helping). All the headlines about AI investment during this week’s AI Paris Summit would have the general population…