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IR35 repeal to boost freelancer and digital nomad job opportunities
Following the news that IR35 will be repealed as of April 2023, freelancers can go back to determining their freelance status rather than be beholden to blanket inside IR35 status determinations and freelance job platform businesses are…
IR35 Off-Payroll reforms repealed: initial reactions
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The news of the repeal of the IR35 OffPayroll reforms couldn't have come at a better time for freelancers across the UK. And what a surprise the news was! No waiting months for some radical reform to happen. In one swift…
Revolut cyberattack overshadows new product for freelancers
Neo bank Revolut has launched a new service called Revolut Pro to help freelancers, sole traders, contractors, and self-employed individuals manage their business income and expense management. Unfortunately, the announcement…
Mini-budget: how much better off could freelancers be?
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National insurance hike is scrapped (read more in the report)
Corporation tax rise cancelled, keeping it at 19% as government sets sights on 2.5% trend rate of growth.Basic rate of income tax cut to 19% in…
20 years pay growth wiped out – what is really going on with the UK jobs market and how will it…
Average pay was up by 4.3 per cent in the private sector between October-December 2021 including bonuses – that’s a good sign, but pay rises aren’t matching 2022 inflation. Freelancers are feeling squeezed Freelancers must know their…
Self-employed or a zero-hours worker with kids? Get your “free” childcare sorted before…
The extra bank holiday observing the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II could adversely affect self-employed parents and workers on zero-hours contracts, HR Magazine has reported. That's why it is important for these groups to organise "free"…
Worker’s death was avoidable says HSE
The following case is a tragic lesson to all small business owners and those that work for them to carry out risk assessments. No one ever thinks the unthinkable will happen until it does.
Two companies and two people have been…
Want to freelance for a startup? Know which sectors are hot and which are not before you do
Startups are exciting places to excel in experience and skill sets. But when the global economy tightens its belt, startups can be among the first to make redundancies. They can also unexpectedly experience growth. We look at which sectors…
Commemorating the Queen
The Freelance Informer sends its most heartfelt sympathies to the Royal Family, their staff and long-life friends on news of the death of Her Majesty The Queen.
It is a time of great sadness and reflection shared by many nations and…
How to avoid getting “flexi-fished” in a new job
Care is needed when advertising flexible working patterns in job roles
Many of us have heard of catfishing whereby someone deceptively creates a false identity to lure people on a social networking service, usually targeting a specific…