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TechEx 2025 is returning to London!
7000+ tech professionals will join together to explore the latest technology advancements from over 150 exhibitors and 200 speakers. 3 min
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Freelancer News
Government told silence would be better than its 'nothing' update on contractor umbrella company regulation
‘Thin,’ ‘feeble,’ and ‘leaving contractors exposed’ -- experts aren’t holding back to Free-Work about the government dragging its feet on regulating umbrellas. 4 min
Freelancer Services
Umbrella Companies
If you are self-employed, freelancer or a contractor and you don't want to operate or run a limited company, then an umbrella company can do that for you. An umbrella company can take away the hassle of running a company and allow to do the real work for your clients. 2 min
IT news
Spring Budget 2024: A 'main event' for tech jobs, which falls flat for 'sidelined' IT contractors
The AI-friendly chancellor injecting billions into health service IT doesn’t compute with treating limited company freelancers as 'afterthoughts.' 9 min
Freelancer News
Freelance tech sector unmoved by Autumn Statement 2023, despite AI, Life Science and innovation boosters
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s offerings on take-home pay, tax reforms, and technology, come off as inadequate to IT contracting’s top advisers. 8 min
Freelancer News
Autumn Statement 2023: Freelance tech sector in 11th hour appeals to chancellor Jeremy Hunt
Leading organisations that support tech and freelancing tell Free-Work that Hunt’s Conservative colleagues have got it right -- IR35 reform ought to go. 7 min
Guide to Freelancing
Top 5 skills you need to become a freelancer
You will need to have a number of skills to succeed in freelancing, in our article we feature the top 5 skills you need to become a freelancer. 4 min
Freelancer Services
Mortgages for Freelancers
The difference in pay structure between an employee and a freelancer can lead to the self-employed being penalised when it comes to getting a mortgage. We have partnered with Freelancer Financials to provide mortgages for freelancers, which are fair and reasonable. 2 min
Freelancer Services
IR35 Insurance
Whilst you will make the best efforts to ensure you are operating compliantly with the IR35 legislation, which for most, will mean operating ‘outside IR35’, HMRC have never and will be unlikely to ever, release their selection criteria for enquiries. 2 min
Freelancer Services
Free CV & LinkedIn Review for Freelancers – Why Get One?
Get yourself a free CV and LinkedIn Review for free through our partners at The CV & Interview Advisors and their sister company Linked-In-Credible. 2 min
Guide to Freelancing
How to buy a domain name for your freelancer business
It's easy to buy a domain name but beware: not all hosts provide a good service. This guide teaches you the rights and wrongs of domain ownership and how to buy a domain name for your freelance business. 5 min
Freelancer News
Two vital tactics for creative freelancers looking for work, as lockdown lifts
Out of 30 client-finding tips we’ve got, there’s a duo, if not a trio, that creatives can’t do without. 4 min
Freelancer Finances
Tax Rates and Allowances 2020/21 for freelancers
Here are the main tax rates and allowances for 2020/21 for freelancers. This guide will highlight any changes made from the previous tax year. 2 min
Guide to Freelancing
How to tax-efficiently retain work and win new clients if I move abroad?
Commercial factors, less the tax ones, is what a creative eying Holland should watch. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
How to set up your home office
Working from home is becoming increasingly popular, so we bring your this guide on how to set up your home office which will allow you to work efficiently. 5 min
Guide to Freelancing
A freelancer’s cut-out-and-keep legal guide to …Term and Termination
To end this FreelanceUK series, a look at your contractual end -- the 'minefield.' 8 min