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Instagram launches new features
Freelancers that use Instagram as a part of their business will be interested to know that the social media tool is making it more fun and easy to collaborate with clients and audiences with new Template and Reel features
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Legal claims could be on the cards following Harpur Trust v Brazel decision
Osborne Clarke’s Workforce Solutions team explains the wider impacts on the UK workforce and those that serve it following the Supreme Court decision in Harpur Trust v Brazel
'Part-year workers' will be entitled to 5.6 weeks paid…
Recession, new CGT tax relief to impact divorce rates in unexpected ways says research
A cost-of-living crisis, paired with an economic recession and late-paying clients could be the perfect storm to put enough strain on a freelancer's marriage to break it up. However, various studies have suggested…
Conservatives set to lose 2 million voters despite recovery loan scheme extension
The Government has extended a support scheme offering government-backed loans to small businesses for a further two years. Yet, the Tories are expected to still lose up to 2 million small business owner voters at the next general election…
Top ten worst late payers in the UK
New IPSE research finds that late payments have worsened despite recent government reforms, alluding that not enough is being done to crack down on companies that do not pay freelancers on time.
Now more than ever freelancers must do…
Tap launches crypto trading platform and debit card for freelancers
FREELANCER TURNED FOUNDER STORY
A fintech platform called Tap Global has launched a new product for freelancers to make passive income with crypto trading with the added convenience of a crypto banking card for everyday purchases and…
How to use cashback apps to pay your utility bills
If things are financially tight now, wait until we have to turn the heating on this winter when power and heating bills will be at their highest. That is why signing up for cashback apps now rather than later could help you build up a bit…
A debt trap awaits for higher-earning freelancers
Higher-earning freelancers may not be as financially secure as first thought
Higher earners are more likely to have borrowed more (and a higher percentage of their income) than those on lower incomes.They are more than twice as likely…
New gender pay gap study shows how many more days a woman must work to earn as much as a man
A new study reveals just how much men are earning more than women and why the gender pay gap still exists in 2022.
In 2020, women earned 84% of what men earned, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of median hourly earnings of…
BT and others under investigation for suspected freelancer rate collusion
The CMA is investigating suspected breaches of competition law in relation to the purchase of freelance services in the production and broadcasting of sports content in the UK.
If you have been freelancing in a particular sector or…