work/life balance Archives - Freelance Informer https://www.freelanceinformer.com/tag/work-life-balance/ Empowering the Freelance Economy Thu, 02 Jan 2025 09:36:59 +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 work/life balance Archives - Freelance Informer https://www.freelanceinformer.com/tag/work-life-balance/ 32 32 Forget resolutions: 5 things freelancers can do instead https://www.freelanceinformer.com/career-tips/forget-resolutions-5-things-freelancers-can-do-instead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=forget-resolutions-5-things-freelancers-can-do-instead https://www.freelanceinformer.com/career-tips/forget-resolutions-5-things-freelancers-can-do-instead/#respond Thu, 02 Jan 2025 09:13:25 +0000 https://www.freelanceinformer.com/?p=26151

It’s that time of year again: the season of self-reflection and, let’s be honest, self-doubt. We set over-ambitious goals and resolutions that quickly fizzle out, only to resurface next year, leaving us mentally kicking ourselves for repeating the same old cycle. Why not ditch the “new year, new me” mantra in 2025? You already have […]

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Can Fixed-Term Contractors Balance Caring and Careers? https://www.freelanceinformer.com/news/health-social-care/can-fixed-term-contractors-balance-caring-and-careers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-fixed-term-contractors-balance-caring-and-careers https://www.freelanceinformer.com/news/health-social-care/can-fixed-term-contractors-balance-caring-and-careers/#comments Wed, 21 Aug 2024 11:40:51 +0000 https://www.freelanceinformer.com/?p=23794

A recent report by recruitment tech firm ETZ, “Carer’s Leave OR Carers Leaving? Preventing the loss of workers from the job market,” has ignited discussion about the challenges faced by carers in the workplace, particularly those on fixed-term contracts. While the report highlights the urgent need for carer’s leave legislation in the UK, it also […]

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Top tips to get rid of freelancer guilt https://www.freelanceinformer.com/lifestyle/top-tips-to-get-rid-of-freelancer-guilt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-tips-to-get-rid-of-freelancer-guilt https://www.freelanceinformer.com/lifestyle/top-tips-to-get-rid-of-freelancer-guilt/#respond Tue, 05 Oct 2021 19:29:28 +0000 https://www.freelanceinformer.com/?p=4477

Only 2% of freelancers in a recent survey claimed to have never had to prioritise work over family. What impact does this have for the other 92% when it comes to their personal lives, marriage and most importantly, children? The toughest realities for freelancers are juggling work commitments and their personal lives, with 83% finding […]

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