economic downturn Archives - Freelance Informer https://www.freelanceinformer.com/tag/economic-downturn/ Empowering the Freelance Economy Thu, 27 Mar 2025 05:53:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.freelanceinformer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FI-letter-logo-150x150.jpg economic downturn Archives - Freelance Informer https://www.freelanceinformer.com/tag/economic-downturn/ 32 32 UK braces for mass redundancies in coming weeks: How can freelancers prepare? https://www.freelanceinformer.com/news/uk-braces-for-mass-redundancies-in-coming-weeks-how-can-freelancers-prepare/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uk-braces-for-mass-redundancies-in-coming-weeks-how-can-freelancers-prepare https://www.freelanceinformer.com/news/uk-braces-for-mass-redundancies-in-coming-weeks-how-can-freelancers-prepare/#comments Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:54:43 +0000 https://www.freelanceinformer.com/?p=27195

James Cockett, CIPD Senior Labour Market Economist, said one in four (25%) employers are planning to make redundancies in the three months to March 2025, another record high outside of 2020 when the COVID pandemic struck the UK economy. We examine the implications for the economy and how freelancers can best prepare for the coming […]

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Hiring freeze to continue in 2025: here’s how freelancers can secure payments and still thrive https://www.freelanceinformer.com/news/if-hiring-freeze-doesnt-thaw-in-2025-heres-how-freelancers-can-secure-payments-and-still-thrive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-hiring-freeze-doesnt-thaw-in-2025-heres-how-freelancers-can-secure-payments-and-still-thrive https://www.freelanceinformer.com/news/if-hiring-freeze-doesnt-thaw-in-2025-heres-how-freelancers-can-secure-payments-and-still-thrive/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:23:36 +0000 https://www.freelanceinformer.com/?p=25823

The number of job vacancies has been sliding in the last quarter, which could mean a recession is heading our way. While freelancers could be in higher demand other challenges could arise when companies are pinching their pennies. Here we highlight how to seize opportunities while equally securing timely payments. James Reed of the eponymous […]

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