Freelancers should brace for more late payments in 2025 as the hiring surge risks payment delays. Here’s what to do about it Nearly half (45%) of UK businesses plan to hire more freelancers this year, as one in four UK workers are now considering going freelance for greater flexibility and to pay for higher bills. While that sounds promising, […]

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SPECIAL REPORT: OPINION Investigations in the US, UK, and Europe have revealed that large companies, despite the warnings, still fall foul of anti-competitive practices. This raises the question: if they collude with the competition to control product prices and no-poach clauses, why not freelancer rates? Get the news impacting independent workers you can’t get anywhere […]

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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 In this article, we cover: Bill Gates, the former purveyor of Microsoft operating systems-turned philanthropist, suggested in an interview that […]

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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 commerce and job creation is now punctuated by pangs of geopolitical unease caused by war, trade tariffs and newfound power plays […]

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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 another crate of wine under their stairs. It’s a bit like the 2020 toilet paper panic, but […]

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SPECIAL REPORT HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has released a report outlining the government’s assessment of the impact of the IR35 reforms on private sector contractors. However, several sources representing contractors contest the report’s findings, arguing that the reported figures regarding the number of affected individuals and the financial burdens imposed by the reforms do […]

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SPECIAL REPORT Meta, the tech giant with a $1.86 trillion market cap behind platform brands including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has served a wave of layoffs that has rattled the nerves of tech talent the world over. These job cuts, initially framed as a response to low employee performance, have raised concerns about the treatment […]

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OPINION World War III is already here according to many analysts, and it’s being fought in the shadows with disinformation, cyberattacks, and proxy wars. Specialists and everyday freelancers could be the peacekeepers the world desperately needs. Here we look at the specialist skills freelancers could bring to the table no matter where they live or […]

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OPINION This article has been updated with additional commentary On LBC with Nick Ferrari this week, Mel Stride, the “architect” of IR35″ and candidate for Tory Leader, admitted that the legislation isn’t working properly and needs reviewing. He also addressed the loan charge. Dave Chaplin, CEO of ContractorCalculator, shares his views on Stride’s suitability for […]

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OPINION We take a tongue-in-cheek look at the pros and cons of political betting and if freelancers could have an upper hand down the bookies Jon Connell, the founder of The Week and contributor to The Knowledge’s newsletter, touches on the subject of political betting this week. The practice has not exactly caught on by […]

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