Does ‘freelance’ mean the same as ‘self-employed’ ? Both terms are widely misused and wrongfully treated as interchangeable.  The word ‘freelance’ carries no legal definition whilst self-employed does (see below). Freelance is simply a term used to describe people working independently, which could be through a variety of legal entities/capacities: (i) as a sole trader [...]

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Choosing to be self-employed. Why do we do it? More control over our careers? Yes. More money? Hopefully. Better work/life balance? Definitely. According to a recent poll conducted here on PeoplePerHour.com, a massive 59% of respondents stated that finding a happy medium in the work/play debate was a major factor in their decision to shun [...]

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