The freelance workforce is rapidly expanding, raising concerns about market saturation In a previously reported article on how to develop a top-rated freelancer persona, The Freelance Informer highlighted that the number of people joining the freelance economy is growing to the tune of 1.57 billion freelancers worldwide, making up 46.7% of the global workforce. In the […]

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Looking for a way to remain outside IR35 and build your client network? The Freelance Informer chats with Andy Barnes, Managing Director and Co-Founder of contractor and recruiter platform 6Prog on how it is offering contractors and recruiters an alternative workstyle to keep contractors outside IR35. FI: According to IR35 specialist, Qdos, two-thirds of contractors […]

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Salaried workers are now thinking and acting more like freelancers, according to a report by Freelance Informer partner, ETZ. But are hiring companies and recruiters on the same wavelength? Factors such as the economics of downsizing offices; the redressing of the work-life balance; and reducing the environmental impacts of commuting have all created an appetite […]

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The Freelance Informer speaks to workstyle movement gurus Alex Hirst and Lizzie Penny, the two minds behind Hoxby, a Virtual Consultancy and Agency powered by freelancers. We get the background story on what drove this inspiring duo one fateful night to pack in their day jobs to create the optimal career and work-life balance opportunity […]

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