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For those freelancers that rely solely on a recruitment agency and an umbrella company to bag new projects or fixed contract jobs, you might want to up your game and make your portfolio more accessible to agencies and prospective clients.…

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…

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…

A UK 4-day week study is showing lasting positive effects on worker productivity and wellbeing. How are people spending their "free day" and what impact has it had on their life so far? Plus tips on how freelancers can arrange their…

How will interest rate rises impact my monthly mortgage payments? This is what all home-owning or soon-to-be homeowners should be asking themselves, especially if they have fluctuating incomes. Higher interest rates will start to feed…

Buying a property is probably one if not the, largest financial commitment you will make. So, what should you do if you are in the market to buy a swish newbuild property and developers are breathing down your neck to exchange contracts?…

SPECIAL REPORT HL Savings & Resilience Barometer July 2022 showed just how much parents are struggling to make ends meet. Where can they get a break? The Cost of Living Crisis is going to take a toll on parents/ Photo by Keira…

Liz Truss has won the Conservative leadership race and the top job as Prime Minister, so what do recruiters want from the new PM and is it in the interests of British freelancers? The Association of Professional Staffing Companies…

For those freelancers out there that were worried about Rishi Sunak being offered a role in new Prime Minister Liz Truss’s cabinet and leaving the self-employed out in the cold this winter, it has emerged that he will not be on hand to…

The Government has responded to the Public Account Committee’s report on the lessons learned from implementing IR35 that was published in May 2022, but IR35 compliance experts aren’t convinced contractor concerns are being fairly addressed…