Government

Freelancing for women works but motherhood makes it much harder

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Freelancing for women is becoming an extremely attractive, and increasingly lucrative market for women – especially those that are struggling to smash the corporate glass ceiling, or with children to look after. Every year the press remind us of how women are ruling the classroom and slowly but surely closing the gap in the boardroom, … Read more

Sick pay for freelancers

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Two million low-paid workers could receive statutory sick pay for the first time. Currently, employees must earn at least the equivalent of 14 hours on the minimum wage to qualify. But the government is looking at whether to extend eligibility to those earning below this threshold. There could also be more help for those returning … Read more

Pop Your Filter Bubble

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What is the Filter Bubble? The whole Internet is rapidly being personalized. Nobody can predict what kind of Internet — what kind of world — will emerge when everyone has a unique view of the world that nobody else can share. Companies are aggressively pursuing personalization because it makes users happy. Personalization validates existing beliefs … Read more

Freelancing in the UK:

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More Brits than ever before want to start their own business 2019. The survey of 1,000 working British people, carried out by award-winning cloud accounting software provider FreeAgent, found that 8% intend to start their own business within the year of 2019. With over 32 million people currently working in the UK, according to ONS … Read more

6 ways freelancers add values to businesses and the economy

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freelancers are unique economic agents in the construction industry. Their work and flexibility add value to businesses that could not be gained from employee labour. In summary Each of the three editions of this report has shown just how important freelancers are to the construction industry. Without them, it would face huge difficulties and many … Read more