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Excluded UK Campaigners to be interviewed and filmed for Covid-19 Inquiry
Campaign group ExcludedUK, which represents millions of British taxpayers who were denied government financial support during the pandemic, has been asked to contribute to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry by way of being interviewed on camera for…
Interconnected global jobs market in state of chaos, contradiction and bias
SPECIAL REPORT
The global labour market is in a paradoxical transition. For some job seekers, their career transition is being rerouted indefinitely.
Katherine Steiner-Dicks analyses domestic and global macroeconomic environments…
Umbrella contractors must remain on high alert about new tax rules
New draft legislation, expected to become law in 2026, will make it easier for HMRC to recover unpaid tax by going after other parties in the supply chain.
The rules, which are being finalised, introduce what's known as "joint and…
Fiverr opts for “AI-first” strategy and parts ways with 30% of its staff
We dissect the language and actions of one of the latest CEOs to take an “AI-first” approach to business and what that could mean for mass unemployment, economic stability and individual earning power
OPINION
Fiverr's 2024 Impact…
Government overturns “diluted” protections in Workers’ Rights Bill
The Employment Rights Bill has returned to the House of Commons, signalling a significant step toward the final decisions that will overhaul workers' rights. The government has pledged to overturn amendments made by the House of Lords that…
US giants promise jobs and capital, but at what cost?
As the old saying goes, beggars can't be choosers. Hence why the UK government is hailing a fresh wave of US investment, with financial giants including Citi Group, Bank of America, and PayPal committing over £1.25 billion. We take a…
Are freelancers accidentally fuelling rate collusion?
When freelancers don't demand their worth, they're not just undervaluing their own work—they could be unintentionally helping companies keep rates low. This creates a cycle where businesses believe they don't need to compete on pay, making…
Think tank calls for state-sponsored sick pay insurance for self-employed. What will it cover and…
A recent report from the Fabian Society exposes the precarious financial position many freelancers and the UK economy face and suggests an opt-out sick pay insurance system to combat it. But what and how much will it actually cover? And…
Did Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s AI mandate open Pandora’s box?
When Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong went “rogue” and gave engineers at the crypto trading platform an ultimatum to use AI to write code or lose their jobs, he may have set a precedent for other CEOs. But in the process, he may have just let…
AI F*ups: Freelancers find new income stream fixing machine-made mistakes. But how long will it…
Companies turn to human workers to polish AI-generated content across multiple industries
The same companies that laid off human workers in favour of AI are now hiring freelancers to fix what their algorithms got wrong, according to a…