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Clinical trial: AI therapy bot cuts depression by 50%
The very technology that is causing anxiety about job losses in freelancers could soon be treating them for anxiety and depression finds US study
Mental health and relationship specialists such as counsellors, therapists and…
Global study reveals AI job anxiety hotspots
Do countries with high AI-related job anxiety know something others don’t?
A recent study shows a fascinating global snapshot of anxieties surrounding artificial intelligence and its potential impact on employment. The research, which…
Tech titans: “real-it” in on AI, or even you’ll get replaced by a chatbot called…
Should we all be looking forward to three-day weeks as Bill Gates predicts AI will gift us? Or should we be preparing for a brave new world of unemployment? Katherine Steiner-Dicks opines on the options
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Spring Budget: self-employed face debt raids & fines
The UK's self-employed must brace for HMRC’s latest direct debt recovery, penalty fees and filing burdens. But there is some promising news on the horizon: the government is coming down hard on tax avoidance schemes that target independent…
Recession incoming: AI & war’s deadly economic mix
The Freelance Informer analyses the gathering storm of geopolitical tensions, bloated AI budgets and mass layoffs and the impact these developments are already having on freelancers and contractors
The once reassuring hum of global…
Law firm urges recruiters to get “houses in order” before freelancers and CMA take action over pay…
Sports broadcast and production companies, including the BBC, BT, IMG, and ITV, have been fined over £4 million after admitting to collusion on freelance pay rates. Sky avoided a fine by reporting their involvement to the Competition and…
Reeves’ budget blamed for freelancer job drought and additional umbrella worker costs
A considerable number of the UK's freelancers, self-employed, contractors and umbrella workers are worse off since the UK’s October 2024 budget, with a concerning drop in demand and increased financial pressures
A recent survey by IPSE,…
Contractor IR35 indemnity clauses under scrutiny
According to IPSE research, there's a rising trend of indemnity clauses in contracts that seek to transfer potential tax liabilities from HMRC onto contractors.
A significant number of contractors are agreeing to these indemnities…
Will more banks follow Citigroup’s contractor cull?
Citigroup's move to significantly reduce its reliance on external IT contractors could be cause for concern for contractors who have built their portfolio in the banking industry
In an internal presentation by Tim Ryan, Citigroup’s head…
Can we survive the Great British Booze Tax of 2025?
Trading financial security for a slightly less miserable hangover in 2025 and where to get "free" booze
OPINION
It’s March 2025, and I’ll bet my last bottle of cost-sensitive Spanish Verdejo that someone, somewhere, is trying to jam…