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THE FREELANCER'S COUCH Seb Maley, Qdos CEO, offers some guidance to this reader's question, which tackles the very topical subject of how freelancers can arrange for their replacement when they take a much-deserved holiday Seb…

Freelancers have to brace themselves for higher-than-expected energy bills this winter. The latest predicted energy price cap is nearing closer to £4000, much higher than previously predicted. Policy experts share their views on what they…

Winners, nominees and hundreds more freelancers from the YunoJuno community gathered for the UK’s largest freelancer event, back in-person after a two-year hiatus. Katherine Steiner-Dicks speaks with Shib Mathew, YunoJuno Founder and…

What football fan doesn’t dream of watching the World Cup live? However, with this year’s tournament taking place in Qatar, for many fans, it seems an unachievable dream. But those with an adventurous streak are considering making the…

OPINION The government responds to an employment status consultation held four years ago, confirming that contractors operating inside IR35 will not receive employment rights despite paying employment tax It means the government…

Parent podding, once a saving grace for freelancers and working parents during COVID lockdowns, is making a comeback during the summer holidays. The NHS has even launched a Disney-inspired campaign of games and activities to get kids…

Changes to the State Pension age and the cost of living crisis have seen poverty rates among 65-year-olds more than double, according to The Institute of Fiscal Studies and a subsequent report by Restless, a digital community and advocate…

If the UK government follows the lead of other European nations by offering free or discounted public transport and energy costs in response to inflation, it seems higher earners could be the ones to benefit most By Philipp Stadle…

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 Freelancers…

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…