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New report highlights disappointing trends in white-collar contractor recruitment
White-collar jobs fell in February indicating the UK's economic climate continues to put pressure on the highly skilled labour market. But reports of potential mass job losses in London's financial district following the UBS take-over of…
What could you do with Fiverr’s new AI tools?
Freelance job site Fiverr has launched its own set of AI tools for freelancers to use to boost their productivity and passive income. One tool allows voiceover artists to generate auditions without having to read a single sentence from a…
New job site says it’s like Tinder for flex working without the “smoke and…
Anna Whitehouse aka Mother Pukka co-launches flexible job matching site to amplify flex working
A new flexible working job site, WorkYourWay, has launched to match people with their dream flexible working roles across the…
AI in recruitment: should candidates start to worry?
True AI tools are getting better and better. But what role should they play in recruitment?
Artificial intelligence and automation are not new concepts to the recruitment industry. They've been around for a few years. But with all the…
A new tech freelance job platform is on the scene
Q&A
A new on-demand tech freelancer job platform called Gigged.AI has launched. Katherine Steiner-Dicks asks its CEO Rich Wilson some detailed questions to see if the HR tech startup is just another freelancer platform or one that…
Recession To Spike Freelancer Numbers And Opportunities Says Recruiter
After the number of workers looking for freelance and contract roles more than trebled in 2022, a study reveals that the number of freelancers coming to market in 2023 could see even more growth as has been the case in previous recessions…
The Freelance Jobs In Highest Demand For 2023
As the tech giants lay off staff, freelance job sites are seeing employers lean on freelancers for support with tech-related skills
At the end of 2022, like years before, many businesses and companies relied on freelancers to assist…
UK energy transition faces “green trade” skills shortage
SPECIAL REPORT
ENERGY TRANSITION & THE FREELANCE ECONOMY
There’s a “green trade” skills shortage in the renewable energy sector and it could be highly skilled freelancers that could come to the world's rescue.
Green jobs…
The pros and cons of hiring freelancers in emerging markets
If more UK businesses embrace hiring freelancers in emerging markets to cut down on overheads and employee costs, where does that leave UK freelancers and the British economy? Is there a happy medium?
One in 7 businesses is likely to be…
“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…