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This week’s freelancer news round-up
Stories impacting freelancers that caught our eye this week.
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To spec or not to spec: the question facing many freelancers when interviewing for a new client or project. Here are some tips to…
Chrome extensions: the risks freelancers need to be aware of
Freelancers and contractors could be using Chrome extensions that are collecting every keystroke they make. Are some freelancers more at risk than others and which extensions could be more prone to malicious wrongdoing?
Freelancers…
This happens when you drink coffee before breakfast
A strong, black coffee after a bad night’s sleep could impair the control of your blood sugar levels, according to a new study. Read why and what to do instead.
Research from the Centre for Nutrition, Exercise & Metabolism at the…
Freelancer and contractor news round-up
Here are some of the news stories we have been monitoring over the past week
Liquid Friday: the latest developments and contractor reactions
Following Contractor Voice's report of umbrella company Orange Genie allegedly being…
The best countries to be a Digital Nomad
Freelancers looking to work abroad for a change of pace or a better quality of life, may want to check out some of these digital nomad-friendly locations
A new study has revealed the best countries for remote working that offer a…
Tories must stop sugarcoating their “small business” and startup “support”
OPINION
PM Rishi Sunak spoke to an audience at the CBI this week expressing that the Conservative government wants to "support small businesses to innovate." But few in the audience were convinced those words would amount to anything…
Salary skimming: whose money is actually being deducted?
This article has been updated.
OPINION
While not all Freelance Informer readers are contractors or umbrella company workers, many are, so they will be interested to know that "salary skimming" has no definition in the FCSA's codes of…
Autumn statement: limited company freelancers squeezed like never before
Freelancers and contractors will see their earnings squeezed not only by higher taxes but tax grabs on dividends following the Autumn Statement announcements.
Jeremy Hunt has delivered a budget that has included tens of billions of…
Are your clients ready for a global recession?
Richard Jeffery, Chief Executive Officer at ActiveOps explores the need for businesses across the UK, US and Australia to take action in the face of an impending recession.
The world has never been more globalised than it is today.…
“Borderline unlawful?”: FCSA members report of agencies attempting assignment rate cuts…
Contractor and freelancer experts respond to FCSA receiving reports that some employment agencies are looking to reduce assignment rates on grounds that there has been a national insurance rate cut.
The Freelancer & Contractor…