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Younger freelancers aged 18-24 are more likely to leave freelancing55% of freelancer invoices are paid over a month late and the problem is getting worse23.7% or one in four freelancers currently considering their position because of late…

Working as a freelance voiceover artist and video producer has provided Shenteria Childs with many career and lifestyle opportunities. Freelancing has provided her, like so many other independent workers, the financial freedom to travel to…

IR35 seen as ‘biggest threat’ to £300bn contracting sector in 2022 Ten times more contractors are most concerned by IR35 than the impact of the pandemicA spree of cyberattacks on umbrella companies has left inside IR35 workers…

With a spree of tax hikes introduced at the height of a cost of living crisis, April 2022 could go down in British political history as the Spring of discontent. “Now is not the time for a tax hike: the National Insurance rise in…

I came across a fintech startup called Pallo over on Product Hunt. It wasn't just the product that intrigued me, but the freelancers-turned-founders' back story. Pallo, an AI integrated business and personal finance app designed by…

A Totaljobs study reveals that higher inflation and the subsequent cost of living is expected to have the biggest impact on the labour market in 2022, according to 62% of businesses. This is higher than candidate shortages (45%), a high…

Multitasking is overrated. Well, any parent or entrepreneur could have told you that. But there's some science that backs that statement up. According to research and science presented in Cal Newport's book Deep Work, a singular focus on a…

Sarah Coles, Hargreaves Lansdown Senior Personal Finance Analyst and Podcast Host for Switch Your Money On, offers tips to freelancers in times of growing inflation. BY SARAH COLES At times of higher inflation, it’s really important…

What does the growth of the highly skilled, educated freelancer mean for the freelancer economy and contractor recruitment in 2022? There is a shift away from ‘gig work,’ and instead, increasing growth in the number of skilled and…

Small Business Commissioner Fights For On-Time Payment For Freelancers Barclays and Small Business Commissioner call to unite the small business community to tackle late payments and raise the social conscience of larger businesses who…