Some workers prefer a hybrid approach, whereby they can alternate between working at home and in the office.
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If the best people management practices of the formal economy were to be deployed in the informal economy, new avenues of stimulating economic and life empowerment may be opened.
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Australian musicians make it work by balancing music and non-music jobs, self-employment, contracts, and a love for the art.
Lots of construction workers are self-employed but effectively work full time for the same employer.
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Billions have been lost in tax to fake self-employment and many registered as self-employed will struggle to get state aid.
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A positive outlook is great – but it can lead to some ill judged start up ideas.
Underemployment and stagnant wages may be strong signs of worker insecurity in the face of relentless cost-cutting.
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Most workers are still employees, not casuals or gig workers. So what has changed to increase the insecurity of workers?
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Entrepreneurs must grapple with uncertainty and work the longest hours. Yet they are happier and often healthier than people in other jobs.
The 80% of musicians who freelance or are self-employed need to have an array of transferable skills to make a living.
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It isn’t easy, but musicians build ‘portfolio careers’ by being adaptable, multiskilled and willing to learn, so they can pursue creative work that they believe in.
Having some control over your workday can make it easier to bear.
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Whether they do it full-time or as a side hustle, Americans who have some say over their schedules and tasks seem to covet the flexibility.
Just gigging?
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An independent review of modern working practices looks destined to change very little for people stuck working in the gig economy.
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The UK government’s U-turn on a national insurance increase for self-employed people exposes the flaws in its approach to building a stronger and more inclusive economy.
“I just don’t get what the big deal is.”
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Changes to the national insurance tax for self-employed people was one of the most controversial parts of the 2017 spring budget.
Hanging by a thread?
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Psychologists rank job insecurity as one of the most stressful things about work – new research uncovers why.
Trump celebrates African-American History month.
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Despite an entrepreneurial heritage, black self-employment rates are about half that of whites. Could a rising economy lift their boats too?
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Ride-sharing app Uber is facing a new wave of legal claims after a landmark ruling on work conditions. But any triumphalism is deeply premature.
Gig life.
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Life is a lot different for the flexible working creative class and the call centre worker on a zero-hours contract.
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External pressure has led to delivery giant, Hermes, being referred to the chief tax man over whether or not its workers should be classified as ‘self-employed’.
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New research shows how women are held back when it comes to starting and growing their own businesses.